John Keble (1792-1866) graduated from Oxford in 1810 and was ordained in 1815. In 1827 he published his well-known volume, The Christian Year; ninety-six editions of which appeared before his death. A sermon preached by him on “National Apostacy” is regarded as the origin of the Tractarian movement in 1833. He wrote eight of the “Tracts for the Times.” He was the author of several volumes of hymns including A Metrical Version of the Psalms, 1839, and Lyra Innocentium, 1846. His sermons and writings on the proper relationship between the church and the state had a great influence on Christians in England and the United States in the 19th century.
