Conscience and Sin

Conscience and Sin is a book by Sabine Baring-Gould, first published in 1890. This work provides daily meditations for the season of Lent—including both weekdays and Sundays—centering on the nature of conscience, the origins and effects of sin, and the path toward moral and spiritual renewal.

Written by an Anglican priest, antiquarian, and prolific scholar who penned over twelve hundred works and is also famed for the hymn “Onward, Christian Soldiers,” Baring-Gould offers readers a disciplined guide through introspective reflection grounded in Christian theology. Through brief but pointed devotional reflections, he encourages deeper awareness of how conscience guides ethical behaviour, examines temptations and guilt, and fosters repentance and growth during this solemn liturgical period, making the book a classic in devotional Christian literature and spiritual formation.