A View of the Internal Evidence of the Christian Religion

Name: A View of the Internal Evidence of the Christian Religion
Author: Soame Jenyns

Soame Jenyns (1704–1787) was an English writer, wit, and long-serving Member of Parliament. After years of religious scepticism he examined the evidences of Christianity and published A View of the Internal Evidence of the Christian Religion (1776), a short defence of the faith that was widely read and often reprinted. Our library also holds his earlier Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil, written before that change of mind.

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First published: 1776
Category: Theology
Length: 20k words · about 1 hour
Chapters: 5

About this book

Soame Jenyns's defense of Christianity from its internal evidences, published in 1776. Rather than resting his case on miracles or prophecy, Jenyns argues from the character of Christ's teaching itself — its morality, its fitness for human need, and its difference from every other system. The book was widely read in its day and remains an engaging piece of eighteenth-century apologetics.