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This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
The Reverend Henry Venn (1725 1797) was an Anglican clergyman who
became a central figure in the English evangelical revival movement
of the late eighteenth century. This book, containing a substantial
selection of his letters and a biography written by his son John,
was edited for publication in London in 1834 by his grandson Henry
(who himself became an influential clergyman and missionary). The
elder Henry Venn, after studying at Cambridge and being ordained
priest, had ministered in parishes including Clapham, Huddersfield
and Yelling. He was famous for his preaching, which attracted large
congregations, and was remembered especially for his work among the
urban and rural poor. He also published several books, including
The Whole Duty of Man (1763), which reveal the development of his
theological views over the course of his life. They are listed in
the bibliography of this volume.
A founding member of the Jesuit order, Francis Xavier (1506 1552)
travelled as a missionary to India, Japan and China in the
mid-sixteenth century. He is traditionally associated with legends
of miraculous works and the conversion of tens of thousands of
people. This controversial 1862 biography by the Anglican
missionary clergyman Henry Venn (1796 1873) uses Xavier's own words
to examine the future saint's character and private thoughts.
Xavier's correspondence reveals a sensitive, energetic and
occasionally vengeful man who was not averse to employing
aggressive means. Containing numerous letters printed in full,
Venn's chronicle provides an analysis of Xavier's mission, methods
and achievements from a non-Catholic perspective. Venn also
explores Xavier's close friendship with the Jesuits' founder
Ignatius Loyola, and probes the facts behind previous biographers'
tales of miracles. The book ends with a detailed and challenging
appraisal of the overall success of the worldwide Roman Catholic
mission since the sixteenth century.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1862 Edition.
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