A Following Holy Life: Jeremy Taylor and His Writings

by Jeremy Taylor

Publisher:

Canterbury Press

, 2011

Overview

Jeremy Taylor rose to prominence in the Golden Age of Anglicanism. It was a time when a distinctive Anglican doctrine and piety could flourish and Jeremy Taylor was a key voice. His devotional books, Holy Living and Holy Dying, are spiritual classics, noted for the beauty of their prose and reflecting his celebrated preaching skills. This volume draws from Jeremy Taylor’s large body of writings—theological and devotional—to introduce the breadth of his thought and his lasting influence.

Key Features

• Includes selected writings from Jeremy Taylor
• Offers a comprehensive study guide to Jeremy Taylor
• Explore’s Anglican history

Contents

• The Life of Christ
• Discipleship
• Eucharist, Confirmation, Ordination, Liturgy
• Sermons, Friendship, Toleration, Popery, Original Sin

Product Details

• Title: A Following Holy Life: Jeremy Taylor and His Writings
• Author: Jeremy Taylor
• Series: Canterbury Studies in Spiritual Theology
• Publisher: Canterbury Press
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 288
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667; Church of England › Doctrines--Early works to 1800; Church of England › History--17th century
• ISBNs: 9781853119828, 1853119822
• Resource ID: LLS:FLLWNGHLYWRTNGS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:59:54Z

About Jeremy Taylor

Jeremy Taylor (15 August 1613–13 August 1667) was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the “Shakespeare of Divines” for his poetic style of expression and was often presented as a model of prose writing. He is remembered in the Church of England’s calendar of saints with a Lesser Festival on 13 August. He was under the patronage of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury.