Overview
Originally published at the beginning of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment--a powerful, inspiring book that examines what it means to lead a Christian life that still speaks to our time.
William Law's A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life succeeded in inspiring the most cynical men of the age with its arguments in favor of a spiritual life. More than simply articulating a set of rules to live by, Law's book examines what it means to lead a Christian life and criticizes the perversion of Christian tenents by the Establishment--whether secular or spiritual--whose real aim is temporal power. With a preface by the Reverend William Sloane Coffin, Jr., whose own direct engagement in social causes still finds inspiration in Law's argument, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life is a book that can still speak to our time.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780375725630
- ISBN-10: 0375725636
- Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publish Date: August 2002
- Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.77 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.56 pounds
- Page Count: 352
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