Project Gutenberg 2008-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 566 Wilberforce, William 1759 1833 Wilberforce, W. (William) A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. Produced by Robert Shimmin, Nigel Blower, Greg Alethoup and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in Higher and Middle Classes" by William Wilberforce is a theological treatise written in the late 18th century. The book critiques the superficial understanding of Christianity among the higher classes in British society, contrasting it with what the author argues constitutes “real Christianity.” Wilberforce aims to address the ignorance and erroneous notions regarding the Christian faith that permeate societal norms, particularly emphasizing the need for a deeper and more genuine practice of religion. The opening of the work details Wilberforce’s motivations for writing, expressing a deep concern for the state of religious understanding among professed Christians. He articulates his observations that many individuals, while identifying as Christians, lack a true comprehension of their faith’s fundamental principles, often confusing morality with authentic Christian belief. He sets the stage for a detailed examination of common misconceptions, such as the importance of personal responsibility in understanding and practicing Christianity. Furthermore, Wilberforce appeals to his readers' sense of urgency, emphasizing that neglecting these vital truths could lead to dire consequences for individuals and society as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Christianity Christianity -- Great Britain BR Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: British Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 763427 2025-06-10T14:02:17.235054 text/html 764509 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 259540 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 402232 2025-06-10T14:02:33.017488 application/epub+zip 411785 2025-06-10T14:02:23.053072 application/epub+zip 354704 2025-06-10T14:02:20.874079 application/epub+zip 811504 2025-06-10T14:02:39.699443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 758639 2025-06-10T14:02:31.060508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491791 2022-09-12T05:39:09.964480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 659323 2025-06-10T14:02:15.893068 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 659089 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 241555 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 659101 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241519 2008-06-06T07:06:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21033 2025-06-10T14:02:39.870436 application/rdf+xml 26860 2025-06-10T14:02:21.535078 image/jpeg 4860 2025-06-10T14:02:21.209067 image/jpeg 380632 2025-06-10T14:02:17.296054 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia