Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever

By Joseph Priestley

Book Overview

Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever is a book by Joseph Priestley, an 18th-century English theologian, natural philosopher, and chemist. The book is a collection of letters written by Priestley to a fictional character named Theophilus Lindsey, who represents a skeptic or unbeliever in religious matters. In these letters, Priestley attempts to persuade Lindsey of the truth of Christianity and the existence of God, using philosophical arguments and evidence from history and scripture. He also addresses common objections to Christianity and offers his own interpretation of certain theological concepts. The book is considered a significant work of Christian apologetics and an important contribution to the Enlightenment-era debate on religion and reason.1787. Found in this book are Parts I and II of the original work. Part I is an examination of the principal objections to the doctrines of natural religion and especially those contained in the writings of Mr. Hume. Part II contains a state of the evidence of revealed religion, with animadversions on the two last chapters of the first volume of Mr. Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Old English text.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162614390
• ISBN13: 9781162614397
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"