The Christian Hero; an Argument Proving That No Principles but Those of Religion Are Sufficient to Make a Great Man

by Richard Steele (creator)

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102 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1701

About the author

Sir Richard Steele was an Irish writer and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine The Spectator.

Reviews

[Mike Ehlers · Rating 2 out of 5]

I admit this is what I pictured most early 1700s writing would be like: heavily religious and always looking back to the classics. The author, who is better known for his writing in the journal The Tatler, was apparently accused of hypocrisy because he didn't live up to his own ideas of a Christian hero. To me that was the most interesting thing about the book, and made me think of televangelists. Comparing Romans to Christ and the apostles felt like Steele was preaching to the choir. You already had to believe in the Bible and Christian virtues to agree with his comparisons. I don't know how common this type of "moral" writing really was back then, but it does make me wonder how effective it was.

[Michael Spellman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good book. Very intriguing premise, and good argument.