De veritate religionis Christianae

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De veritate religionis Christianae is a 17th-century apologetic treatise that presents a rational defense of Christianity, written by the Dutch jurist and theologian Hugo Grotius.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian apologetics text
apologetic treatise
theological work
audience educated lay readers
non-Christian readers
author Hugo Grotius
authorName Hugo Grotius
authorNationality Dutch
centuryOfComposition 17th century
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
era post-Reformation theology
genre Christian apologetics
theology
hasPart arguments for the existence of God
arguments for the truth of Christian revelation
comparisons with other religions
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
influencedField Christian apologetics
natural theology
intendedFunction defense of Christian faith
rational justification of Christianity
mainTheme evidence for Christian revelation
natural theology
rational defense of Christianity
truth of the Christian religion
method rational argumentation
use of natural reason
notableFor systematic rational defense of Christianity in the early modern era
originalLanguage Latin
philosophicalApproach rationalist
placeAssociatedWithAuthor Netherlands
publicationCentury 17th century
religiousPerspective Christianity
surface form: Christian
subject Christianity
apologetics
philosophy of religion
religion
theologicalTradition Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Reformed theology
title De veritate religionis Christianae self-link
translatedTitle De veritate religionis Christianae self-linksurface differs
surface form: On the Truth of the Christian Religion
workOf Hugo Grotius
writtenByOccupation jurist
theologian

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Hugo Grotius notableWork De veritate religionis Christianae
De veritate religionis Christianae title De veritate religionis Christianae self-link
De veritate religionis Christianae translatedTitle De veritate religionis Christianae self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: On the Truth of the Christian Religion
Hugo de Groot notableWork De veritate religionis Christianae
Huig de Groot notableWork De veritate religionis Christianae