Charles Kingsley was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with the West Country and northeast Hampshire. Kingsley's interest in history is shown in several of his writings, including The Heroes (1856), a children's book about Greek mythology, and several historical novels, of which the best known are Hypatia , Hereward the Wake and Westward Ho!. As a novelist his chief power lay in his descriptive faculties and his sympathy with children taught him how to secure their interests.
"The Good News of God» is a collection of sermons by the author. Many are formal and stilted reflecting a high church style. A proponent of Christian socialism along with Frederick Denison Maurice and Thomas Hughes, Kingsley was especially concerned with the plight of the poor and down-trodden. If you have ever wondered how God deals with people, read this book!