Charles Kingsley: Discipline and Other Sermons, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Sermon I Discipline
Sermon II The Temple of Wisdom
Sermon III Prayer and Science
Sermon IV God's Training
Sermon V Good Friday
Sermon VI False Civilization
Sermon VII The Name of God
Sermon VIII The End of Religion
Sermon IX The Humanity of God
Sermon X God's World
Sermon XI The Armour of God
Sermon XII Paul and Felix
Sermon XIII The Good Samaritan
Sermon XIV Consider the Lilies of the Field
Sermon XV The Jewish Rebellions
Sermon XVI Terror by Night
Sermon XVII The Son of Thunder
Sermon XVIII Humility
Sermon XIX A Whitsun Sermon
Sermon XX Self-Help
Sermon XXI Endurance
Sermon XXII Toleration
Sermon XXIII The Kingdom of Christ
Sermon XXIV The Likeness of God

About the author:

Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 - 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives, which failed, but encouraged later working reforms.

Charles Kingsley's novel Westward Ho! led to the founding of a village by the same name (the only place name in England with an exclamation mark) and inspired the construction of the Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. A hotel in Westward Ho! was named after and opened by him. A hotel which was opened in 1897 in Bloomsbury, London, and named after Kings