Sermons for the Times

Charles Kingsley was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire. He was a friend and correspondent with Charles Darwin. Kingsley's interest in history is shown in several of his writings, including The Heroes (1856), a children's book about Greek mythology, and several historical novels, of which the best known are Hypatia , Hereward the Wake  and Westward Ho!. As a novelist his chief power lay in his descriptive faculties and his sympathy with children taught him how to secure their interests. 

“Sermons for the times”  is a collection of sermons. Many are formal and stilted reflecting a high church style. A proponent of Christian socialism along with Frederick Denison Maurice and Thomas Hughes, Kingsley was especially concerned with the plight of the poor and down-trodden. The author consistently emphasized that by studying science one was in effect studying the work of God and getting to know him better.  If you have any religious questions, this book is a great option for you!