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National Apostasy

by John Keble

Reading level
Fairly demanding
Price
Free

About the book

"National Apostasy" by John Keble is a sermon preached on July 14, 1833, at Oxford University. Delivered amid growing tensions between the Church of England and an increasingly secular government, Keble's sermon warns of England's spiritual decline and urges believers to remain faithful through prayer and Christian virtue. Traditionally considered the starting point of the Oxford Movement, this controversial address challenged governmental interference in church affairs and called listeners to resist the nation's drift from religious principle.

  • Church of England
  • Sermons, English
  • Church of Ireland
  • Church
  • Church and state
  • Anglican Communion

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #49112. National Apostasy on Wikipedia.

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