No Cross, No Crown: A Discourse Showing the Nature and Discipline of the Holy Cross of Christ and That the Denial of Self and Daily Bearin

This is a wonderful book about all the ways that man's greed, pride, love of luxury, and love of deference fly in the face of the Word of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ. Self-denial (the Cross) is for William Penn the way of Christ -- a position totally at odds, according to him, with the Christianity and society of his day (17th century), and even more so, it seems to me, with the culture and mores of today. Despite his debunkers, he remains a giant of American and British history, a man who risked all to bring his vision of Christ to Gt. Britain and later to the colonies. After reading this book, I was more proud that I was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He provides a detailed account of what it is to live the life of the Cross. Are we ready to accept the vision he provides? Can our lives be more Christ-like? There are still some theological questions about whether Penn accepted the doctrine of the Trinity or the Divine Sonship of Jesus Christ. However, theology aside, we would have a much better society if we thoroughly digested this book and enacted the precepts taught therein. Don't you agree?