An Apology for the True Christian Divinity (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Being an explanation and vindication of the principles and doctrines of the people called QuakersBy Robert Barclay
Length23h 29m
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An Apology for the True Christian Divinity is Robert Barclay's great systematic defense of early Quaker faith, arranged in theological propositions and argued with unusual intellectual discipline. Written in a learned, polemical, yet devotional style, it explains the Inner Light, immediate revelation, worship, ministry, justification, and Christian perfection while answering Reformed, Catholic, and Anglican objections. In the turbulent religious climate of seventeenth-century Britain, it gave the Society of Friends a rigorous doctrinal voice. Barclay, born in 1648 into a Scottish family of status and education, was trained in classical learning and exposed to continental Catholic culture before embracing Quakerism. His conversion joined spiritual conviction to philosophical breadth, enabling him to translate experiential religion into formal apologetic argument. Living amid persecution of Friends, he wrote not merely as a theorist but as an advocate for a misunderstood community seeking intellectual legitimacy and religious toleration. This book is recommended to readers interested in Christian theology, dissenting traditions, and the history of religious liberty. It rewards careful reading, offering both a window into Quaker origins and a profound meditation on authority, conscience, and the inward work of grace.
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- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
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- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length23 hrs 29 mins
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Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1An Apology for the True Christian Divinity (Annotated)
26PROPOSITION III.
2Introduction
27§. I.
3Synopsis
28§. II.
4Historical Context
29§. III.
5TO CHARLES II. KING OF GREAT BRITAIN, And the Dominions thereunto belonging: ROBERT BARCLAY ,
30§. IV.
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6R. B. Unto the Friendly Reader wisheth Salvation.
31§. V.
7THESES THEOLOGICÆ.
32§. VI.
8PROPOSITION I.
33§. VII.
9PROPOSITION II.
34§. VIII.
10§. I.
35§. IX.
11§. II.
36PROPOSITION IV.
12§. III.
37§. I.
13§. IV.
38§. II.
14§. V.
39§. III.
15§. VI.
40§. IV.
16§. VII.
41§. V.
17§. VIII.
42PROPOSITIONS V. & VI.
18§. IX.
43§. I.
19§. X.
44§. II.
20§. XI.
45§. III.
21§. XII.
46§. IV.
22§. XIII.
47§. V.
23§. XIV.
48§. VI.
24§. XV.
49§. VII.
25§. XVI.
50§. VIII.
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