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Early Modern · 1705
The Christian Religion as Professed by a Daughter of the Church of England
Mary Astell · 1666–1731
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What it is
A full statement of her own theology and philosophy, arguing that women must think for themselves and that submission in marriage is not owed to a tyrant.
Why it lasted
Substantial systematic theology by an Englishwoman, engaging Locke and Descartes directly and disagreeing with both.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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