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John William Fletcher (born Jean Guillaume de la Fléchère; 12 September 1729 – 14 August 1785) was a Swiss-born English divine and Methodist leader. Of French Huguenot stock, he was born in Nyon in Vaud, Switzerland. Fletcher emigrated to England in 1750 and there he became an Anglican vicar. He began to work with John Wesley, becoming a key interpreter of Wesleyan theology in the 18th century and one of Methodism's first great theologians. Fletcher was renowned in Britain for his piety and generosity; when asked if he had any needs, he responded, "...I want nothing but more grace."

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  • John William Fletcher (en)
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  • John William Fletcher (born Jean Guillaume de la Fléchère; 12 September 1729 – 14 August 1785) was a Swiss-born English divine and Methodist leader. Of French Huguenot stock, he was born in Nyon in Vaud, Switzerland. Fletcher emigrated to England in 1750 and there he became an Anglican vicar. He began to work with John Wesley, becoming a key interpreter of Wesleyan theology in the 18th century and one of Methodism's first great theologians. Fletcher was renowned in Britain for his piety and generosity; when asked if he had any needs, he responded, "...I want nothing but more grace." (en)
  • Jean Guillaume de La Fléchère (12 septembre 1729 - 14 août 1785) est un théologien anglais, né à Nyon en Suisse. Il est plus connu sous son nom anglicisé de John William Fletcher. Fletcher est un contemporain de John Wesley (le fondateur du méthodisme), un interprète clé de la théologie wesleyenne au XVIIIe siècle et l'un des premiers grands théologiens du méthodisme. Fletcher est réputé en Grande-Bretagne pour sa piété et sa générosité ; lorsqu'on lui demande s'il a des besoins, il répond : « [...] je ne veux que plus de grâce ». (fr)
  • John William Fletcher, ursprungligen Jean Guillaume de la Fléchère, född den 12 september 1729 i Nyon i Schweiz, död den 14 augusti 1785, var en metodistisk präst och teolog. Han var gift med . Sin utbildning fick han vid Genèves universitet, men han hade lust att bli officer; detta slog emellertid fel för honom, och 1752 kom han som huslärare till England, där han snart blev gripen av den metodistiska väckelsen. Efter en lång botskamp fann han frid och blev 1757 prästvigd. I tre år var han John Wesleys medhjälpare, men fick 1760 pastoratet Madeley, där han till sin död verkade som präst och själasörjare. År 1768 fick han tillsynen över college i och hade stort inflytande över de unga män, som här fick sin utbildning till predikanter. År 1771 måste han dock lämna denna post, då han i pre (sv)
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