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Early Modern · 1660

An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness

Henry More · 1614–1687

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What it is

A defence of Christianity against both atheism and enthusiasm, arguing that reason and a purified imagination together lead to a rational and moderate faith.

Why it lasted

A central work of Cambridge Platonism, and part of an effort to make religion defensible in the age of the new science.

Where to read it

Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.

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