author
James Mudge
1844–1918
A Methodist minister, missionary, and thoughtful religious writer, he spent a decade in India and brought that experience into books about faith, service, and Christian life. His work blends practical devotion with a broad view of the church’s mission in the world.
1 Audiobook
Fénelon: The Mystic
by James Mudge
About the author
Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1844, he studied at Wesleyan University and later at the Boston University School of Theology before entering the Methodist ministry in 1868. He went on to serve in the New England Conference and became known not only as a preacher but also as a writer on religion and Christian living.
From 1873 to 1883, he worked in India as a Methodist missionary. During those years he also edited a church paper there, and the experience seems to have shaped much of his later writing, giving it an outward-looking sense of faith, duty, and mission.
Across his career, he wrote a number of books centered on spirituality, doctrine, and the life of the church. He died in 1918, leaving behind work that reflects both a pastor’s voice and a scholar’s interest in religion.