{"product_id":"university-various-sermons","title":"University \u0026 Various Sermons","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Ronald Knox\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sermons of Ronald Knox, \u003c\/b\u003ein Evelyn Waugh’s estimation, contain the very best of his literary talent and pastoral sensibility. “Prepared, revised and rehearsed with every refinement of taste and skill,” the sermons convey their instruction simply and dir­ectly: refreshingly conversational in tone, faithfully and knowledgeably reliant on Sac­red Scripture, and profoundly powerful in content, allusion, and spiritual consolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity \u0026amp; Various Sermons \u003c\/i\u003ecomprises a host of examples of this excellent preaching: the two books of his Oxford conferences (previously published in \u003ci\u003eIn Soft Garments \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Stream\u003c\/i\u003e); twenty-eight previously uncollected sermons, delivered to various congregations, on topics ranging from Scripture and the sacraments to Divine Mercy and devotion to Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints; and fourteen of his Anglican sermons, each of which sheds light on Knox’s mind and heart as he drew near to fulfilling his lifelong desire of “membership in the body of people which Jesus Christ left to succeed Him when He was taken up from the earth”: by entering the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLike its companions in \u003ci\u003ePastoral Sermons \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOccasional Sermons\u003c\/i\u003e, Knox’s \u003ci\u003eUniversity \u0026amp; Various Sermons \u003c\/i\u003eare compositions of great care and beauty that unfailingly instruct and dispose the faithful to know and love the Lord and his commandments.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe love of Christ, St. Paul tells us, is to bring our intellects into captivity; there are not many wise, not many mighty, that take a high place in the kingdom of heaven. Yet he is careful to claim that there is something to be said for cultivating our mental powers. We are to be innocent, not ignorant; in understanding we must be men. \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRonald Knox)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Knox \u003c\/b\u003e(1888–1957) was an English Catholic priest, theologian, and author, and one of the most prominent twentieth-century converts from Anglicanism to Catholicism. Best known for his contemporary English translation of the Scriptures (the “Knox Bible”), he wrote numerous works of apologetics and collections of ser­mons, retreat conferences, and lectures, as well as six detective novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 558pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685954338\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44794800930951,"sku":"978-1685954338","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/1082\/0999\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1413.jpg?v=1780659838","url":"https:\/\/bings.shop\/products\/university-various-sermons","provider":"BINGS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}