Sermons Preached Before The University Of Oxford
Publisher: Rivingtons
Format: Hardback
ISBN: none
Ah, Sermons Preached before the University of Oxford (1873) by H. P. Liddon—a book from that admirable era when a sermon was not merely something to be endured politely, but a full intellectual event, ideally long enough to justify the architecture in which it was delivered.
Henry Parry Liddon, a noted theologian and orator of Victorian Oxford, was not the sort of man to rush a point. These sermons, delivered to an audience of undergraduates, dons, and the generally well-seated, represent a time when faith, scholarship, and rhetoric were expected to coexist in harmonious, if occasionally formidable, proportion. One suspects that listeners emerged not so much spiritually refreshed as thoroughly instructed, and possibly in need of a restorative walk.
Within these pages, theology is treated with the seriousness it clearly believes it deserves. Liddon writes (and no doubt spoke) with conviction, precision, and a fondness for carefully constructed argument. This is religion presented not as a gentle suggestion, but as something to be examined, reasoned through, and, if necessary, defended at considerable length. It is, in short, Victorian thought in full stride: confident, articulate, and entirely unafraid of complexity.
Published by Rivingtons in 1873, this volume carries all the reassuring solidity of its age—thick paper, sturdy binding, and the quiet dignity of a book that has outlived the fashions and certainties of its first readers. Condition is Good, meaning it shows the expected signs of a long and respectable life: a little wear, perhaps a touch of age, but nothing to suggest it has ever been treated with anything less than the seriousness it demands.
Ideal for collectors of theological works, students of Victorian thought, or anyone curious about a time when sermons were delivered to universities with the implicit understanding that both parties were prepared to take the matter very seriously indeed.
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