Religio Laici
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Religio Laici is a 1682 religious and philosophical poem by John Dryden that defends the Church of England and explores questions of faith, reason, and authority.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Religio Laici canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical poem
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poem ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
authority of Scripture
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limits of human reason in theology ⓘ relationship between faith and reason ⓘ role of tradition in religion ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
justify Anglican via media
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reconcile reason with revelation ⓘ |
| author | John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | print ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| defends | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
authority of Scripture
ⓘ
authority of the Church ⓘ authority of tradition ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | quarto ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poem
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of religious extremism
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defense of established church ⓘ fallibility of human judgment in religion ⓘ moderation in religious belief ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Exclusion Crisis era
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post-Restoration England ⓘ |
| includedIn | English religious poetry canon ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anglican apologetics
ⓘ
contemporary religious controversies in England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
argumentative exposition
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didactic narration ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| meter | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | layman ⓘ |
| opposes |
Deism
NERFINISHED
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ atheism ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1682 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | The Hind and the Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian theology
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faith ⓘ reason ⓘ religious authority ⓘ scriptural interpretation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfAction | 17th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Religion of a Layman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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