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Sacred Texts
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Religion & Theology Archive: Sacred Texts, History, and Religious Thought
This catalogue contrasts sacred texts with critical theology, devotional sermons with comparative studies. Within 96 public-domain works, readers can move from a Buddhist scripture to a Victorian critique of Christianity, or from an anthropological study of rituals to a feminist reading of the Bible. The four categories—Sacred Texts, Theology, Sermons Devotion, and Comparative Religion—overlap deliberately, helping you trace debates and dialogues across traditions. Start with a specific text, author, or theme, and use the catalogue notes to understand each work's structure, context, and editorial angle. This is a library for comparing perspectives, not just collecting titles.
96 public-domain works112 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Theology
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Sermons Devotion
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Comparative Religion
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Religion & Theology — Editor’s Selection
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Theology
A True Interpretation of the Wit...
Authored by Authors: Muggleton, Lodowick, 1609..., 'A True Interpretation of the Wit...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Theology category. Lodowick Muggleton's 1724 treatise argues that the Witch of Endor raised Samuel's body, not a disembodied spirit, and that souls cannot exist without bodies. He reinterprets key Bible passages to refute the immortality of the soul, grounding his claims in a materialist theology that rejects reason in favor of revelation. It serves as a vital entry point into the broader subjects represented in our archive.
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Greece and Babylon — Key Ideas t...
In Theology
Ritual and belief — Inside the C...
In Theology
Primitive culture, vol. 2 (of 2)...
In Theology
Primitive culture, vol. 1 (of 2)...
In Theology
Prayer and praying men — Reading...
In Theology
The Tusayan ritual — Themes and ...
In Theology
Buddhism and Christianity: A Par...
In Theology
Astronomy and General Physics Co...
In Theology
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Begin with Sacred TextsOpen a focused route to works connected with Sacred Texts.Explore TheologyCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Theology.Read through Sermons DevotionMove from introductory records to related works in Sermons Devotion.Browse Comparative ReligionUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in Comparative Religion.
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AFPEZ Catalogue oversees the overall structure of this digital library, which contains 96 books from 112 authors across 4 categories, and helps ensure the coherence of the collections.
