Sermons preached in India
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Sermons preached in India
(Cambridge library collection, . Religion)
Cambridge University Press, 2011
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Reprint. Originally published: London : J. Murray, 1829
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Reginald Heber (1783-1826), second bishop of Calcutta, was appointed to the role in 1823, and had for a long time been interested in the Church of England's overseas missions. His diocese in the subcontinent had been established less than a decade before, in 1814, and included India, southern Africa and Australia. Heber travelled extensively throughout, visiting remote Anglican communities and later publishing journals about his travels. In addition, he was well-known as a hymn-writer. Sermons Preached in India, however, was published posthumously in 1829, and edited by his widow, Amelia. This volume also illustrates Heber's zeal to carry out his work across his diocese, the location of his sermons range from Delhi to Dum Dum. Missionaries would have been a significant part of his diocese, and these homilies reflect many of the difficulties faced by Anglicans living in a place that had its own strong religious beliefs.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- The valedictory address of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
- A charge delivered to the clergy of the Diocese of Calcutta
- 1. Preaching of St. John the Baptist
- 2. Office of Christ
- 3. Character of Christ and his religion
- 4. Christ preaching to sinners
- 5. The law and the Gospel
- 6. The Christian's faith and fear
- 7. The Christian's treatment on earth
- 8. The pharisee and the publican
- 9. The good Samaritan
- 10. Labourers in the vineyard
- 11. The conversion of the heathen
- 12. The omnipresence of God
- 13. Sin and grace
- 14. On the love of God
- 15. Christmas Day
- 16. New Year's Day
- 17. Easter Day
- Address on confirmation.
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