by C. A. Fox
First published 2019
The year is 1899, and Protestant ministers from across Britain converge on the Lake District town of Keswick for their annual convention. Among them are celebrated speakers like F.B. Meyer, Evan H. Hopkins, and H.W. Webb-Peploe, each carrying their own burdens and hopes for spiritual awakening. As the week unfolds, these men of faith grapple with questions of The Deeper Life while missionary voices like Andrew Murray and J. Hudson Taylor challenge their comfortable assumptions. The convention becomes a crucible where personal struggles meet divine calling, and where the future of evangelical Christianity hangs in the balance. At its heart, this is a story about seekers wrestling with the gap between religious duty and authentic spiritual experience.
Genres: christian-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: faith-journey, spiritual-awakening
Setting: Keswick, Lake District
Period: 1899
376 pages · Paperback · Independently published