This collection of meditations creates a gospel of social engagement and activism, drawing connections between the lessons of the Bible and contemporary concerns. Kingsley’s subjects include “The King of the Earth, ” “Holy Scriptures, ” “A Preparation for Christmas, ” “True Abstinence, ” “On the Day of Thanksgiving, ” “The Covenant, ” and three sermons “On the Cholera.”
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Charles Kingsley (1819–1875) was an English clergyman, university professor, historian, and novelist—most closely associated with the West Country and Hampshire. Among his novels, the best known are Hypatia, Westward Ho!, and Hereward the Wake. He is also the author of the children’s classic The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, a story about a boy chimney sweep.