Newfrontiers that ensued. He left St Michael le Belfrey in 1982 for London. Watson was a regular contributor to Renewal magazine, a publication of the interdenominational charismatic movement which started in the 1960s. Watson was diagnosed with cancer in April 1983, and believed he was being healed through prayer. He died of cancer on 18 February 1984 after recording his fight with the disease in a book, Fear No Evil. John Gunstone remarked of Watson that "It is doubtful whether any other English Christian leader has had greater influence on this side of the Atlantic since the Second World War." J. I. Packer called him "one of the best-known clergymen in England". Views David Watson originally questioned aspects of Catholicism. However, he was later involved in ecumenical promotion of charismatic renewal via the Fountain Trust, and marched alongside Catholic leaders in peace marches in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. He championed charismatic evangelicalism within the Church of England, and, unlike some other evangelicals of the time, was convinced of remaining in mainstream denominations. Works Bibliography Christian Myth and Spiritual Reality (1967) My God Is Real (1971) God's Freedom Fighters (US How to Win the War) (1972) One in the Spirit (1973) I Believe in Evangelism (1976) In Search of God (1974) Live a New Life (1978) I Believe in the Church (1978) Is Anyone There? (1979) Discipleship (in US Called and Committed) (1981) Jesus, Then and Now (1983) You Are My God : An Autobiography (1983) Fear No Evil - A Personal Struggle with Cancer (1984) Hidden Warfare (1987) Video works Jesus Then and Now - V. 1 - Beginnings and Temptation (1983) Jesus Then and Now - V. 2 - Disciples and Miracles (1983) Jesus Then and Now - V. 3 - Lifestyle and Prayer (1983) Jesus Then and Now - V. 4 - The Man and Opposition (1983) Jesus Then and Now - V. 5 - Crucifixion and Resurrection (1983) Jesus Then and Now - V. 6 - The Spirit and the New Age (1983) Biographical Teddy Saunders and Hugh Sansom David Watson, A Biography (Sevenoaks: Hodder, 1992) Edward England (Ed) A Portrait by his Friends (Godalming: Highland, 1985) Porter, Matthew. David Watson: Evangelism, Renewal, Reconciliation (Cambridge: Grove Books, 2003) Footnotes External links David Watson: A Legacy by Thomas Marshall David Watson: A Legacy by Thomas Marshall - alternative link 1933 births 1984 deaths English Charismatics English evangelists