Holy Living and Holy Dying: Volume I: Holy Living

by Jeremy Taylor, P.G. Stanwood (Editor)

Jeremy Taylor's Holy Living and Holy Dying are two of the most famous prose works of 17th-century English literature and among the greatest examples of Anglican spirituality. These new editions are the first critically edited and fully annotated editions to appear since 1842. The text is based on the first editions of 1650 and 1651 and includes textual variants, a full commentary, a textual introduction, and a general introduction recounting Taylor's life and the intellectual background of his devotional classics.

420 pages, Hardcover

First published October 12, 1989

About the author

Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) was a cleric in the Church of England and a writer.

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Reviews

[Lucy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is somewhat heavy going although it's the modernized version. It's all fairly sound as a guide to the Christian life, though, and not as anti-fun as one might imagine.

[Ronald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book, but I don't know if a practical Christian can follow all the tenets that are propounded in this book.