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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

2 works

1562

Latin

An Apology of the Church of England

John Jewel · 1522–1571

A defence arguing that the English church has not innovated but returned to the doctrine of scripture and the first six centuries, and that Rome is the departure.

Anglican · ApologyRead elsewhere

1563, finalised 1571

English

The Thirty-Nine Articles

The Church of England

Doctrinal articles combining Reformed teaching on scripture, justification, and predestination with a conservative retention of episcopacy and the creeds.

Anglican · ConfessionRead elsewhere