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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1501–1600

The Sixteenth Century

1 work

1574

Polish

The Confession of the Polish Brethren

The Minor Reformed Church of Poland

A catechism of the Polish anti-trinitarians, teaching one God the Father, a fully human Christ, believers' baptism, and refusal of the magistrate's sword.

Radical Reformation · CatechismRead elsewhere

1601–1700

The Seventeenth Century

1 work

1676

Latin

An Apology for the True Christian Divinity

Robert Barclay · 1648–1690

Fifteen propositions setting out Quaker belief systematically — the inward light, the universal saving seed, silent worship, and refusal of oaths and war.

Quaker · Systematic theologyRead elsewhere