Publisher's Synopsis
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.
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Bodleian Library (Oxford)
P002926
Editor: John Lewis. Dedication signed: N.B. Title and imprint from collected issues title page. Individual numbers lack titles and imprints. Imprint lacks date; year of publication suggested by Bodley. Individual issue numbers from running title line. First number has head ornament and factotum initial on first page of text. Dedication to the religious societies of London and Westminster includes frequency note: "This Christian magazine, ... will come out weekly." Classified contents follow title page, listing poems, lectures and hymns. With continuous signatures and pagination.
London [England]: printed and sold by John Lewis in Bartholomew-Close, near West-Smithfield, [ca. 1750?]. 9 v., plates: ill.; 8°
