Practical Religion

Name: Practical Religion
Author: J. C. Ryle

John Charles Ryle (1816–1900) was an English evangelical clergyman who became the first bishop of Liverpool in 1880. Converted while at Oxford, he served country parishes for nearly forty years before his bishopric, preaching and writing in a plain, direct style. His Holiness, his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, and works such as Old Paths and Practical Religion remain standard reading for evangelical Anglicans and far beyond.

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First published: 1878
Category: Salvation & the Gospel
Length: 169k words · about 11 hours
Chapters: 21
Narration: 🎧 Volunteer Readers

About this book

J. C. Ryle's papers on the daily duties of the Christian life, first published in 1878. Ryle deals plainly with such subjects as prayer, Bible reading, church attendance, and the Lord's Supper, insisting that real Christianity shows itself in practice, not profession only. His short sentences and searching questions make the book as bracing now as when it appeared.