Twenty-Five Village Sermons
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Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 - 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives that failed but led to the working reforms of the progressive era. He was a friend and correspondent with Charles Darwin.ingsley was born in Holne, Devon, the elder of two sons of the Reverend Charles Kingsley and his wife Mary Lucas Kingsley. His brother, Henry Kingsley, also became a novelist. He spent his childhoo...
Chapters (78)
- TWENTY-FIVE VILLAGE SERMONS.
- CONTENTS.
- SERMON I. GOD’S WORLD.
- SERMON II. RELIGION NOT GODLINESS.
- SERMON III. LIFE AND DEATH.
- SERMON IV. THE WORK OF GOD’S SPIRIT.
- SERMON V. FAITH.
- SERMON VI. THE SPIRIT AND THE FLESH.
- SERMON VII. RETRIBUTION.
- SERMON VIII. SELF-DESTRUCTION.
- SERMON IX. HELL ON EARTH.
- SERMON X. NOAH’S JUSTICE.
- SERMON XI. THE NOACHIC COVENANT.
- SERMON XII. ABRAHAM’S FAITH.
- SERMON XIII. ABRAHAM’S OBEDIENCE.
- SERMON XIV. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.
- SERMON XV. THE TRANSFIGURATION.
- SERMON XVI. THE CRUCIFIXION.
- SERMON XVII. THE RESURRECTION.
- SERMON XVIII. IMPROVEMENT.
- SERMON XIX. MAN’S WORKING DAY.
- SERMON XX. ASSOCIATION.
- SERMON XXI. HEAVEN ON EARTH.
- SERMON XXII. NATIONAL PRIVILEGES.
- SERMON XXIII. LENTEN THOUGHTS.
- SERMON XXIV. ON BOOKS.
- SERMON XXV. THE COURAGE OF THE SAVIOUR.
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