Sermons Preached in India

Sermons delivered to the Anglican communities and missions throughout British India by the bishop of Calcutta, Reginald Heber (1783–1826).

Reginald Heber (Author)

9781108093330, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 June 2011

350 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg

Reginald Heber (1783–1826), second bishop of Calcutta, was appointed to the role in 1823, and had for a long time been interested in the Church of England's overseas missions. His diocese in the subcontinent had been established less than a decade before, in 1814, and included India, southern Africa and Australia. Heber travelled extensively throughout, visiting remote Anglican communities and later publishing journals about his travels. In addition, he was well-known as a hymn-writer. Sermons Preached in India, however, was published posthumously in 1829, and edited by his widow, Amelia. This volume also illustrates Heber's zeal to carry out his work across his diocese, the location of his sermons range from Delhi to Dum Dum. Missionaries would have been a significant part of his diocese, and these homilies reflect many of the difficulties faced by Anglicans living in a place that had its own strong religious beliefs.

Preface
The valedictory address of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
A charge delivered to the clergy of the Diocese of Calcutta
1. Preaching of St. John the Baptist
2. Office of Christ
3. Character of Christ and his religion
4. Christ preaching to sinners
5. The law and the Gospel
6. The Christian's faith and fear
7. The Christian's treatment on earth
8. The pharisee and the publican
9. The good Samaritan
10. Labourers in the vineyard
11. The conversion of the heathen
12. The omnipresence of God
13. Sin and grace
14. On the love of God
15. Christmas Day
16. New Year's Day
17. Easter Day
Address on confirmation.

Subject Areas: Theology [HRLB]