The Sermon on the Mount
The sermon on the mount: a practical exposition is a Christianity book written by Charles Gore and originally published in 1896.
"WHAT is the Sermon on the Mount? It is the moral law of the kingdom of Christ, or in other words it occupies in the New Testament the place which in the Old Testament is occupied by the Ten Commandments."
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- Pages
- 200
- Reading time
- 5 hours 11 minutes
- Pace
- Intermediate
- First published
- 1896
- Language
- English
130 years later, still timely
Why Read The Sermon on the Mount in 2026?
A careful, pastoral commentary on Jesus’s most demanding teaching: enemy love, integrity of speech, and quiet generosity. Gore trades slogans for context and moral clarity.
Today's connection
If you want ethics sturdy enough for public life and private choices, this is a guide to difficult kindness and durable mercy.
Serious exegesis
Context over clichés.
Costly love
Compassion as discipline.
Integrated life
Motive aligned with action.
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About the author
Charles Gore
Anglican theology for public life; clarity on faith, ethics, and social duty.
