Jane Turner (before 1640 – after 1660) was an English Baptist and devotional writer.[1] Her Choice Experiences (1653) was "the first singly published, Baptist conversion narrative".[2]
Life edit
Jane Turner married Captain John Turner,[1] a soldier stationed in the Scottish garrison commanded by Robert Lilburne at Dalkeith. It seems likely that Jane Turner was living in Dalkeith when her memoir was published in 1653. John Gardiner, with John Turner one of three men who added a preface to Choice Experiences, was also stationed there.[2]
Choice Experiences was originally composed as a personal journal, and published with the encouragement of her husband.[3]
Works edit
- Choice Experiences of the Kind Dealings of God before, in and after Conversion; laid down in six general heads. Together with some brief observations upon the same. Whereunto is added a description of the experience. London: Printed by H. Hils,1653.
References edit
- ^ a b Anne Commire; Deborah Klezmer, eds. (2006). "Turner, Jane (Before 1640–After 1660)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ a b Adcock, Rachel (2016). "'Mothers in Israel': Women's Contributions to the Baptist Movement". Baptist Women's Writings in Revolutionary Culture, 1640-1680. Routledge. pp. 117–. ISBN 9781317176299.
- ^ Jolley, Marc A.; Pierce, John D., eds. (2005). Distinctively Baptist Essays on Baptist History: A Festschrift in Honor of Walter B. Shurden. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. p. 231. ISBN 9780865547704.