A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians
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A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians is an influential late-18th-century evangelical Christian treatise critiquing nominal Christianity and urging a more authentic, active faith.
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| instanceOf |
Christian devotional literature
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Christian theological work ⓘ book ⓘ religious treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
dangers of cultural Christianity
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relationship between faith and morality ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote genuine Christian discipleship
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reform religious practice in society ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Clapham Sect ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British evangelical revival ⓘ |
| author | William Wilberforce ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| critiques |
formalism in religion
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moral laxity among professing Christians ⓘ separation of belief from practice ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
practical charity
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social responsibility of Christians ⓘ the atonement ⓘ the authority of Scripture ⓘ the centrality of Christ ⓘ the necessity of regeneration ⓘ the work of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1797 ⓘ |
| genre | didactic religious literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 18th century Britain ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important work in evangelical Anglican tradition
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influential in shaping evangelical social conscience ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century evangelicalism
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Protestant social reform movements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
call to authentic Christian faith
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critique of nominal Christianity ⓘ emphasis on personal conversion ⓘ importance of practical holiness ⓘ integration of faith and daily life ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Evangelicalism
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surface form:
Evangelical Christianity
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| targetAudience |
educated laypeople
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professing Christians ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | evangelical ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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William Wilberforce
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