Project Gutenberg 2008-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 200 Wilberforce, William 1759 1833 Wilberforce, W. (William) A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. Produced by Robert Shimmin, Nigel Blower, Greg Alethoup and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in Higher and Middle Classes" by William Wilberforce is a theological treatise written in the late 18th century. The book critiques the superficial understanding of Christianity among the higher classes in British society, contrasting it with what the author argues constitutes “real Christianity.” Wilberforce aims to address the ignorance and erroneous notions regarding the Christian faith that permeate societal norms, particularly emphasizing the need for a deeper and more genuine practice of religion. The opening of the work details Wilberforce’s motivations for writing, expressing a deep concern for the state of religious understanding among professed Christians. He articulates his observations that many individuals, while identifying as Christians, lack a true comprehension of their faith’s fundamental principles, often confusing morality with authentic Christian belief. He sets the stage for a detailed examination of common misconceptions, such as the importance of personal responsibility in understanding and practicing Christianity. Furthermore, Wilberforce appeals to his readers' sense of urgency, emphasizing that neglecting these vital truths could lead to dire consequences for individuals and society as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christianity Christianity -- Great Britain BR Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 763296 763301 2024-09-11T06:21:30.847309 2023-09-11T09:40:24.301396 text/html text/html 764509 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 259540 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 365048 2024-09-11T06:21:43.873266 application/epub+zip 374864 2024-09-11T06:21:34.894279 application/epub+zip 352654 2024-09-11T06:21:33.250301 application/epub+zip 758845 2024-09-11T06:21:50.166240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705982 2024-09-11T06:21:42.319263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491791 2022-09-12T05:39:09.964480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 659323 659195 2024-09-11T06:21:29.351320 2023-09-11T09:40:22.943401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 659089 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 241555 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 659101 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241519 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20613 2024-09-11T06:21:50.313196 application/rdf+xml 26793 2024-09-11T06:21:33.705284 image/jpeg 4832 2024-09-11T06:21:33.457318 image/jpeg 347782 2024-09-11T06:21:30.908362 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia