A Christian Directory, Or, Sure Guide to Present and Eternal Happiness
Author : Richard Baxter
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File Size : 48,36 MB
Release : 1802
Category : Christian life
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Author : Richard Baxter
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File Size : 48,36 MB
Release : 1802
Category : Christian life
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Author : Richard BAXTER
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Page : 592 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 1802
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Author : Liverpool (England). Public Libraries, Museums, and Art Gallery. Library
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Page : 334 pages
File Size : 28,54 MB
Release : 1884
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Page : 534 pages
File Size : 39,54 MB
Release : 1806
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Author : Isabel Rivers
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 35,45 MB
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0192542621
In John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, the pilgrims cannot reach the Celestial City without passing through Vanity Fair, where everything is bought and sold. In recent years there has been much analysis of commerce and consumption in Britain during the long eighteenth century, and of the dramatic expansion of popular publishing. Similarly, much has been written on the extraordinary effects of the evangelical revivals of the eighteenth century in Britain, Europe, and North America. But how did popular religious culture and the world of print interact? It is now known that religious works formed the greater part of the publishing market for most of the century. What religious books were read, and how? Who chose them? How did they get into people's hands? Vanity Fair and the Celestial City is the first book to answer these questions in detail. It explores the works written, edited, abridged, and promoted by evangelical dissenters, Methodists both Arminian and Calvinist, and Church of England evangelicals in the period 1720 to 1800. Isabel Rivers also looks back to earlier sources and forward to the continued republication of many of these works well into the nineteenth century. The first part is concerned with the publishing and distribution of religious books by commercial booksellers and not-for-profit religious societies, and the means by which readers obtained them and how they responded to what they read. The second part shows that some of the most important publications were new versions of earlier nonconformist, episcopalian, Roman Catholic, and North American works. The third part explores the main literary kinds, including annotated bibles, devotional guides, exemplary lives, and hymns. Building on many years' research into the religious literature of the period, Rivers discusses over two hundred writers and provides detailed case studies of popular and influential works.
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Page : 964 pages
File Size : 47,62 MB
Release : 1814
Category : Religion
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Page : 816 pages
File Size : 11,63 MB
Release : 1804
Category : Christianity
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Author : Josiah Pratt
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Page : 802 pages
File Size : 45,98 MB
Release : 1804
Category : Religion
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Page : 264 pages
File Size : 14,76 MB
Release : 1816
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Author : Randy Alcorn
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 27,32 MB
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1414389396
Do you ever wonder whether God even cares if we're happy? This world can be so hard, and we aren't promised an easy road. But that's not the whole story. The Bible is filled with verses that prove that ours is a God who not only loves celebrations but also desperately wants his children to experience happiness. Why else would he go to the lengths he did to ensure our eternal happiness in his presence? We know that we will experience unimaginable joy and happiness in heaven, but that doesn't mean we can't also experience joy and happiness here on earth. In Happiness, noted theologian Randy Alcorn (bestselling author of Heaven) dispels centuries of misconceptions about happiness, including downright harmful ideas like the prosperity gospel, and provides indisputable proof that God not only wants us to be happy, he commands it. Randy covers questions like: How can I cultivate happiness in my life? What's the difference between joy and happiness? Can good things become idols that steal our happiness? Is seeking happiness selfish? How can I achieve happiness through gratitude? What does it look like to receive God's grace? The most definitive study on the subject of happiness to date, this book is a paradigm-shifting wake-up call for the church and Christians everywhere.