author
Abram Herbert Lewis
1836–1908
A minister, historian, and energetic defender of the Sabbath, he wrote widely on early Christianity and the long afterlife of pagan customs in the church. His books mix religious conviction with a strong interest in history, law, and tradition.
1 Audiobook
Paganism Surviving in Christianity
by Abram Herbert Lewis
About the author
Born in Scott, New York, in 1836, Abram Herbert Lewis became a leading Seventh Day Baptist minister and writer. Sources agree that he studied at Alfred University, later attended Union Theological Seminary, and was ordained in the early 1860s.
After serving in the ministry, he went on to teach church history and homiletics in the theological department of Alfred University. He was especially known for writing about the history of the Sabbath and Sunday observance, and for examining how older customs and beliefs continued inside Christian practice.
Lewis published major works including A Critical History of the Sabbath and the Sunday in the Christian Church, A Critical History of Sunday Legislation from 321 to 1888 A.D., and Paganism Surviving in Christianity. He died in 1908, and at least one of his best-known works, Spiritual Sabbathism, was published after his death.