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Truth of the Christian Religion (Hardcover)
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Truth of the Christian Religion (Hardcover)
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Grotius' "The Truth of the Christian Religion" was first published
in Leiden in 1627 in Latin. Written in a plain and direct language
for his countrymen, this short work aimed to show those who would
encounter pagans, Muslims, and Jews that the Christian religion was
the true revealed religion. In addition to 'fortifying' the beliefs
of his fellow Christians, the treatise intended to convince
non-Christians of 'the reasonableness of believing and embracing
the Christian Religion above any other'. Editor Maria Rosa
Antognazza suggests that 'Grotius claimed the superiority of
Christian doctrine and morality and their perfect conformity with
the teaching of the most enlightened reason, and at the same time
he advocated tolerance for all positive religions...Grotius
rejected the use of any kind of violence, proclaiming that 'the
weapons appointed for the soldiers of Christ are ...proper to the
Spirit.' Moreover, in an era of bloody and violent confrontations
amongst the different Christian confessions, Grotius raised a
forceful appeal 'to mutual agreement'. All Christians should
remember that they 'were baptised into the same Name', that of
Jesus Christ, and that 'therefore there ought to be no Sects or
Divisions amongst them'.
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