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Rise and Progress of Religion

Entity ID:

rise-and-progress-of-religion-in-the-soul-illustrated-in-a-course-of-serious-and-practical-addresses-suited-to-persons-with-a-devout-(doddridge)

Long Name:

Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul Illustrated in A Course of Serious and practical addresses and Practical Addresses Suited to Persons with a Devout

Short Name:

Rise and Progress of Religion

Disambiguation String:

Doddridge's examination of the human heart

Entity Type:

work

Entity Subtype:

book

Summary:

During the 18th century, England produced some of Protestant Christianity's greatest hymnwriters, including Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, and Philip Doddridge. As well as writing hundreds of hymns ('O Happy Day' perhaps the most famous), Doddridge founded a theological training school in Northampton, where he taught philosophy, theology, and biblical languages. In The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul, he observes that true Christian faith exists in hardly anyone's hearts, and he sets out to remedy this fact. Doddridge's careful and moving examination of the human heart changed the life of, for example, William Wilberforce, who would go on to campaign against the slave trade in the British Empire. Later, pastors such as Charles Spurgeon would go on to admire and draw from Doddridge's work.

Kathleen O'Bannon
CCEL Staff

Viaf ID:

310912181

Is An Individual:

No

Is Published:

Yes

Original Language:

eng

CCEL URL:

//ccel.org/ccel/doddridge/rise.html

Original Language Title:

rise and progress of religion in the soul illustrated in a course of serious and practical addresses suited to persons with a devout

LC Subjects:

All

Creators:

Creator: Philip Doddridge, Relator: aut, Creator ID: 32337