The Christian Year

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The Christian Year is a collection of poems by John Keble, published in 1827. It was written for the Sundays and festivals of the church year, which is the annual cycle of seasons and days observed in Christian churches to commemorate the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, as well as the virtues of saints.12

Keble's work was instrumental in popularizing the High Church ideals of Anglicanism and is considered a significant contribution to the Oxford Movement. The poems reflect the theological and pastoral agenda of this movement, which sought to revive traditional Anglican practices and beliefs.3

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In 1827 he published The Christian Year, a volume of poems for Sundays and festivals of the church year. Widely circulated, the book did more than any other to promulgate the ideas of the High Church movement in Anglicanism.
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In 1827 he published The Christian Year, a volume of poems for Sundays and festivals of the church year. Widely circulated, the book did more than any other to promulgate the ideas of the High Church movement in Anglicanism.
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