A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity, credited to William Wilberforce, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity by William Wilberforce. Read in English by Lillis Joy William Wilberforce was an English politician best known for his leadership in the movement to stop the slave trade. He began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming an independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Yorkshire (1784–1812). In 1785, he became an Evangelical Christian, which resulted in major changes to his lifestyle and a lifelong concern for reform. In 1797, after working on the book for four years, Wilberforce published "A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians in the Higher and Middle Classes of This Country Contrasted With Real Christianity." In it, he speaks candidly about the differences between true faith and nominal religion. Through a mix of rational argument, personal testimony, and ardent exhortation, Wilberforce calls for a revival of true Christianity in his country. The book proved to be influential and a best-seller by the standards of the day, with 7,500 copies sold in the first six months. It has also been revived several times since, with some updated translations published in modern English. This recording is of the original text. - Summary by Lillis Joy

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity
• Author credits: William Wilberforce
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 9:03:52

Catalogue topics

• Christianity
• wilberforce
• applied faith

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 4:55
2. 01 - Ch 1: Inadequate Conceptions of the Importance of Christianity — 18:44
3. 02 - Ch 2-1: Corruption of Human Nature — 19:35
4. 03 - Ch 2-2: Corruption of Human Nature — 12:35
5. 04 - Ch 2-3: Corruption of Human Nature — 10:14
6. 05 - Ch 3-1: Chief Defects of the Religious System — 19:09
7. 06 - Ch 3-2: Chief Defects of the Religious System — 21:16
8. 07 - Ch 3-3: Chief Defects of the Religious System — 19:30
9. 08 - Ch 3-4: Chief Defects of the Religious System — 25:32
10. 09 - Ch 4-1: Inadequate Conceptions of Practical Christianity — 23:30
11. 10 - Ch 4-2: Inadequate Conceptions of Practical Christianity — 43:37
12. 11 - Ch 4-3: Inadequate Conceptions of Practical Christianity — 48:48
13. 12 - Ch 4-4: Inadequate Conceptions of Practical Christianity — 44:15
14. 13 - Ch 4-5: Inadequate Conceptions of Practical Christianity — 40:09
15. 14 - Ch 4-6: Inadequate Conceptions of Practical Christianity — 33:13
16. 15 - Ch 5: On the Excellence of Christianity — 15:28
17. 16 - Ch 6: Inquiry into the State of Christianity in This Country — 1:07:32
18. 17 - Ch 7-1: Practical Hints — 42:23
19. 18 - Ch 7-2: Practical Hints — 7:03
20. 19 - Ch 7-3: Practical Hints — 18:10
21. 20 - Ch 7-4: Practical Hints — 8:14

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