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The God of The Frail (2nd Edition)

by Thomas Gunn Selby

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

Thomas Gunn Selby 1846–1910 (Nottingham, England) Wesleyan Missionary (China), Religious Writer The sermon-essays of Mr. Selby rank among the very best sermons of our time. …They are literature, and of so high an order that they need to be read at leisure to be thoroughly appreciated and digested. Here is plenty of food for thought for those who cling to the Old Theology, and also for those who prefer the New Theology. Warren D. Bigelow Rarely have we met with sermons of such high and sustained excellence. Mr. Selby shows a depth of spiritual insight, a wide philosophic grasp, and a large experience of the varied exigencies of human life not often to be found in the published homilies of the day. …Whether from a theological or literary standpoint, these sermons will take the highest place among the best published sermons of the day. Birmingham The work is that of a deep thinker and close reasoner, and by one who has a deep insight into spiritual things. It suggests thoughts of the highest value and deepest importance. …The themes are dealt with in language at once clear and simple, yet far removed from that dry as dust style which too frequently characterises theological work of this description. Hull News For force with reverence, for expository genius with illustrative aptitude, it is hard to name, among modern preachers, a rival to Mr. Selby. The Christian World

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