William Law (1686–1761)
Autor von A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life
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William Law (1686-1761) was educated at Cambridge, took a teaching position there, and was also ordained in the Church of England. He lost his access to university venues and the parish ministry when he became a non-juror a cleric who felt bound by his oat to the ousted James II and would not swear mehr anzeigen allegiance to the newly crowned William of Orange and his wife Mary. Denied the use of pulpit and lecture hall, his focus become personal spiritually, in particular the transformative power of the Christian faith that comes through intentional and consistent application of spiritual practices. His writings include Christian Perfection, The Grounds and Reasons of Christian Regeneration. The Spirit of Prayer, and The Spirit of Love. weniger anzeigen
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William Law: Selections from A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life (HarperCollins Spiritual Classics) (2005) 35 Exemplare
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life (Living Selections from the Great Devotional Classics) (1952) 8 Exemplare
Remarks on the fable of the bees / by William Law, M.A ; with an introduction by the Rev. F.D. Maurice, M.A (2001) 5 Exemplare
An Earnest and Serious Answer to Dr. Trapp's Discourse; An Appeal to All Who Doubt the Truths of the Gospel (Works… (2001) 5 Exemplare
The Life Of Christian Devotion: Devotional Selections From The Works Of William Law (2012) 4 Exemplare
A Humble, Earnest, and Affectionate Address to the Clergy; A Collection of Letters; Letters to a Lady Inclined to Enter… (2001) 3 Exemplare
Abridgment of A serious call to a devout and holy life adapted to the state and condition of all orders of Christians (1955) 2 Exemplare
Our Hansard or The True Mirror of Parliament 2 Exemplare
Dying To Self. (the Spirit Of Love. Pt.2. 3rd Dialogue). With Notes By A. Murray... (2009) 2 Exemplare
A Defense of the Lord's Supper - Law 2 Exemplare
The Works of the Reverend William Law, A. M, Vol. 5 of 9: Containing, I. A Demonstration of the Gross and Fundamental… (2016) 2 Exemplare
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life & An Appeal To all that Doubt, or Disbelieve The Truths of the Gospel (Two… (2011) 1 Exemplar
The Spirit of Prayer or, the Soul Rising Out of the Vanity of Time into the Riches of Eternity 1 Exemplar
A call to professors of every denomination 1 Exemplar
An Introduction To Theosophy, Or The Science Of The "mystery Of Christ", That Is, Of Deity, Nature, And Creature:… (2017) 1 Exemplar
Readings from Law's "Serious call" 1 Exemplar
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life & The Way to Divine Knowledge (Two Books With Active Table of Contents) (2011) 1 Exemplar
Liberal and Mystical Writing of William Law 1 Exemplar
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God Makes the Rivers to Flow: Selections from the Sacred Literature of the World Chosen for Daily Meditation (1982) — Mitwirkender — 214 Exemplare
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- 1761-04-09
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William Law: Selections on the Interior Life with… von William Law
Selections from William Law, an 18th century mystical writer who has influenced many Friends.
LA VOIE DE LA SCIENCE DIVINE
AVANT - PROPOS
du Traducteur
Ces trois Dialogues furent publiés par W. LAW,
ministre de l'Eglise Anglicane, dans le temps où il se
disposait à donner une nowelle édition de la traduction
anglaise des awres théosophiques de Jacob Bahme,
surnommé le Pbilosophe Teutonique. L'on verra, par
leur debut, qu'ils supposent des développements
antécédents sur les principales bases de la Rédemption
cbrétiennme, dliveloppements qui avaient été donnés en
effet, dans un traité intitulé Appel à tous les incréules,
etc. Aussi aurais-je cru devoir offrir premièrement
ce dernier owrage au public, si ces mêmes points fonda
mentaux ne s'étaient pas trouvés rappelés et complètement
dimontrés, doe nomean, dans les dialogues suivants, de
manière à ne laisser aucun embarras au lecteur de...… (mehr)
AVANT - PROPOS
du Traducteur
Ces trois Dialogues furent publiés par W. LAW,
ministre de l'Eglise Anglicane, dans le temps où il se
disposait à donner une nowelle édition de la traduction
anglaise des awres théosophiques de Jacob Bahme,
surnommé le Pbilosophe Teutonique. L'on verra, par
leur debut, qu'ils supposent des développements
antécédents sur les principales bases de la Rédemption
cbrétiennme, dliveloppements qui avaient été donnés en
effet, dans un traité intitulé Appel à tous les incréules,
etc. Aussi aurais-je cru devoir offrir premièrement
ce dernier owrage au public, si ces mêmes points fonda
mentaux ne s'étaient pas trouvés rappelés et complètement
dimontrés, doe nomean, dans les dialogues suivants, de
manière à ne laisser aucun embarras au lecteur de...… (mehr)
For a time William Law (18th c. Church of England priest) was a very popular author among Friends, especially "A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life."
William Law in this work reminds me of Leo Tolstoy in his late writings. Both of them write with a limpid style, both make moral arguments that are undeniably logical and rational, both make severe and incisive criticisms of Christendom, and not surprisingly, both were excommunicated.
If a Christian reader tries to see things through Law's eyes, he would find himself in a dream world, where people, himself included, live in a way that defies logic and reason, either sleepwalking through the day never knowing where they were going, or habitually engaging in various kinds of activities that are beneficial to none but harmful to all.
The reader is then perhaps confronted with an uncomfortable choice: Either Law is a crackbrained writer, or something is seriously wrong with my way of life. If that is the case, the condescending and sarcastic, though urbanely controlled, tone in the introduction written by the Reverend Charles Bigg, DD is quite understandable.
(To judge for yourself, read an excerpt of "Serious Call"at Nemo's Library. It is representative of Law's writing and ideas.)
… (mehr)
If a Christian reader tries to see things through Law's eyes, he would find himself in a dream world, where people, himself included, live in a way that defies logic and reason, either sleepwalking through the day never knowing where they were going, or habitually engaging in various kinds of activities that are beneficial to none but harmful to all.
The reader is then perhaps confronted with an uncomfortable choice: Either Law is a crackbrained writer, or something is seriously wrong with my way of life. If that is the case, the condescending and sarcastic, though urbanely controlled, tone in the introduction written by the Reverend Charles Bigg, DD is quite understandable.
(To judge for yourself, read an excerpt of "Serious Call"at Nemo's Library. It is representative of Law's writing and ideas.)
… (mehr)
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