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A Public Domain Digital Library of Religion and Theology Texts
This catalogue presents ninety public-domain books focused on religion and theology, drawn from Project Gutenberg. The collection spans sacred texts, doctrinal works, sermons, and comparative studies, with categories that overlap and complement each other. Readers can enter through a specific theme—such as the relationship between faith and society, or the encounter between Christianity and other traditions—or trace how a single author, like Charles Kingsley or Thomas Aquinas, develops ideas across multiple volumes. Chronological reading reveals shifts in rhetorical style and argument from the sixteenth century to the early twentieth. Each record includes full bibliographic details, keywords, and a catalogue note to guide selection.
90 public-domain works93 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
Religion & Theology — Editor’s Selection
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Theology
The religious and loyal subject'...
Authored by Authors: Terry, Isaac, 1689-1744, 'The religious and loyal subject'...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Theology category. Isaac Terry's 1723 sermon, preached on the anniversary of Charles I's martyrdom, uses Proverbs 24:21 to argue that meddling with change leads to rebellion, tracing a step-by-step descent from discontent to regicide through vivid historical narrative. Discover the unique thematic elements that make this specific work highly regarded.
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The works of the Rev. Isaac Watt...
In Theology
Physico-theology — Story, Settin...
In Sacred ...
Does civilization need religion?...
In Theology
Religion and the rise of capital...
In Theology
The mutual influence of Christia...
In Theology
The Everlasting Man — Context an...
In Sacred ...
Welcome to the ransomed; or, Dut...
In Theology
Toleration and other essays — Ke...
In Theology
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