| A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life Contributor(s): Law, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375725636 ISBN-13: 9780375725630 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: Originally published at the beginning of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, a time when rationalist criticism of religious belief was perhas at its peak, 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 perface 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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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Devotional - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 248.483 |
| LCCN: 2002066187 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.1" W x 8.1" (0.56 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Classic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Originally published at the beginning of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, a time when rationalist criticism of religious belief was perhas at its peak, 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 perface 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. |