Author: STANWOOD, PAUL G. (EDITED BY FROM THE FIRST EDITIONS)
Title: William Law - a Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ; the Spirit of Love
Description: London, SPCK. 1978. (ISBN: 0281036497). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Covers have light wear to edges. Internally there is foxing to closed edges and lines to 3 pages and one marginal note else a clean, tight and unmarked copy. x + 526 pages. Introduction by Austin Warren and Paul g. Stanwood. Preface by John Booty. Often called the greatest of the post-Reformation English mystics, William Law was born in King's Cliffe, England, became a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and was ordained a priest in the Anglican Church. After losing his position at Cambridge for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to George I, he became the centre of a small spiritual community. Among his disciples wereJohn and Charles Wesley. His practical work as a spiritual director - as expressed in this, his best known piece, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life - deeply influenced the English Evangelical Revival. NOT AN EX LIBRARY COPY R6. Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: English Mystic, Spiritual Director, Engllish Evangelical Revival, John and Charles Wesley 0281036497


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