The Practice of Piety
Author | : Lewis Bayly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1669 |
Genre | : Christian life |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Lewis Bayly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1669 |
Genre | : Christian life |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lewis Bayly |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2023-11-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
The Practice of Piety is a classic of devotional and edification literature that offers readers insight into faith in the early 17th century. The author, Lewis Bayly, urges the reader to contemplate his own position of sinfulness and decay in light of God's grace. The book centers on ways to meditate and pray in the face of death, illness, and the challenges of everyday life. While author's approach may seem anachronistic from the modern point of view, there is much that can still enrich one's spiritual and devotional life today.
Author | : Lewis Bayly |
Publisher | : Soli Deo Gloria Publications |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2019-02-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781601786685 |
The Practice of Piety is filled with scriptural and practical guidelines on the pursuit of holy living. Bayly begins his work with "a plain description of God in His essence, person, and attributes," understanding this to be the basis for piety; every grace that sinners need springs from the gracious character of God. He emphasizes the necessity of true faith and holy living, and explains how to attain and maintain readiness for Christ's second advent. Bayly then shows how to overcome obstacles to the pious life, stresses how piety is to be cultivated, and offers wise advice on the spiritual disciplines. He shows how to guide our thoughts, words, and actions in times of health as well as in times of sickness and affliction. He even provides directives to protect us from despair and the fear of death. In short, this is a book about how to live godly and die well.
Author | : Charles E. Hambrick-Stowe |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2013-04-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1469600048 |
A moving and vivid account of what it meant to be a Puritan, this account draws on diaries, spiritual biographies, and devotional manuals to explore the daily and weekly ritual and discipline. The devotional movement was at the heart of Puritanism, and the spiritual pilgrimage was the soul's progress from birth to death to rebirth and eternal glory. Puritan worship brought together college student and illiterate farmer, giving coherence to the community.
Author | : Timothy F. Sedgwick |
Publisher | : Church Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2008-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 159627204X |
“A book to enjoy and savour. . . . As a gentle and reverent depiction of whole practice of Anglican moral theology and practice, it is splendid.”—The Anglican Theological Review Written in a style accessible to non-specialists, this book provides teachers, pastors, counselors, and general readers with an ideal introduction to Christian ethics. It renews the topic of Christian ethics by showing readers that faithful moral living is achieved through the daily practices of grace and godliness. The author first explores the foundations of Christian ethics as seen by both Catholics and Protestants, and then develops a constructive view of morality as a way of life. Taking into account the central themes of Christian ethics, he shows that effective piety is built on spiritual disciplines that deepen our experience of God: prayer, worship, self-examination, simplicity, and acts of hospitality.
Author | : Lewis Bayly |
Publisher | : Glh Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781648631139 |
The Practice of Piety presents the substance of several sermons Lewis Bayly preached while minister at Eversham. It was made into a devotional manual and soon became one of the most popular books in England. It was translated into Welsh, French, Hungarian, Polish, and several other languages. The Practice of Piety is filled with scriptural and practical guidelines on the pursuit of holy living. Bayly begins his work with "a plain description of God in His essence, person, and attributes," understanding this to be the basis for piety; every grace that sinners need springs from the gracious character of God. He emphasizes the necessity of true faith and holy living, and explains how to attain and maintain readiness for Christ's second advent. Bayly then shows how to overcome obstacles to the pious life, stresses how piety is to be cultivated, and offers wise advice on the spiritual disciplines. He shows how to guide our thoughts, words, and actions in times of health as well as in times of sickness and affliction. He even provides directives to protect us from despair and the fear of death. In short, this is a book about how to live godly and die well.
Author | : William E. Engel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2016-08-18 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1107086817 |
Anthology of a selection of early modern works on memory.
Author | : David Morgan |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1999-09-25 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0520219325 |
Drawing from the fields of music, sociology, theology, philosophy, psychology, and aesthetics, VISUAL PIETY is the first book to bring to specialist and lay reader alike an understanding of religious imagery's place in the social formation and maintenance of everyday American life--from Warner Sallman's 'Head of Christ" to velvet renditions of DaVinci's "Last Supper" to prayer card illustrations, and much more. 69 illustrations.
Author | : Elaine A. Pena |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2011-06-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0520948807 |
The Virgin of Guadalupe, though quintessentially Mexican, inspires devotion throughout the Americas and around the world. This study sheds new light on the long-standing transnational dimensions of Guadalupan worship by examining the production of sacred space in three disparate but interconnected locations—at the sacred space known as Tepeyac in Mexico City, at its replica in Des Plaines, Illinois, and at a sidewalk shrine constructed by Mexican nationals in Chicago. Weaving together rich on-the-ground observations with insights drawn from performance studies, Elaine A. Peña demonstrates how devotees’ rituals—pilgrimage, prayers, and festivals—develop, sustain, and legitimize these sacred spaces. Interdisciplinary in scope, Performing Piety paints a nuanced picture of the lived experience of Guadalupan devotion in which different forms of knowing, socio-economic and political coping tactics, conceptions of history, and faith-based traditions circulate within and between sacred spaces.
Author | : Ambrose Mong |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2019-03-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1532656432 |
This book examines the ambivalence of folk Catholicism as a resource to fight against injustice, exploitation, and oppression. Cases are cited to illuminate the value and potential trespasses of popular religious beliefs and practices. Over centuries, representatives of the powerful middle and upper middle classes did not hesitate to manipulate popular piety to protect their power and privileges. In fact, much of popular religion still reflects the dominant ideology. Popular piety has the potential for liberation against unjust social and economic structures. When properly guided, this practice can broaden and deepen political consciousness and mobilize people to act. Without a strong level of political consciousness as well as liberative evangelization, popular religion will be alienating to the poor while strengthening the status quo of the rich and the powerful. This study argues that it will be the elites, the well-educated and committed Christians, not the masses, who would foster the transformation of society.