Religio Laici

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Religio Laici is a religious and philosophical work by Thomas Hughes that explores questions of faith, doctrine, and the role of lay belief in Christian life.

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instanceOf didactic poem
poem
religious poem
addressesTopic Deism NERFINISHED
controversies between Catholics and Protestants
interpretation of the Bible
relationship between faith and reason
skepticism about revelation
author John Dryden NERFINISHED
centuryOfPublication 17th century
countryOfOrigin England
discusses evidence for revealed religion
limits of human reason in theology
role of the Church in interpreting Scripture
genre Christian apologetics
philosophical poetry
religious literature
hasForm rhymed couplets
hasSubject Christian doctrine
apologetics for lay believers
religious controversy
historicalContext Restoration England NERFINISHED
influencedBy Anglican theology NERFINISHED
classical didactic poetry
intendedAudience educated lay readers
language English
literaryForm verse
literaryPeriod Restoration literature
mainTheme authority of Scripture and tradition
defense of the Church of England
nature of Christian faith
role of reason in religion
narrativeVoice lay Christian
originalTitle Religio Laici; or, A Layman’s Faith NERFINISHED
positionOnFaith presents faith as reasonable but above reason
positionOnScripture affirms authority of the Bible
positionOnTradition accepts church tradition with qualifications
publicationYear 1682
relatedWork The Hind and the Panther NERFINISHED
religiousContext Anglicanism NERFINISHED

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Thomas Hughes wrote Religio Laici