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"One of the most impressive theological writings of the 17th century. It breathes a large tolerance and is still perhaps the most important manifesto of the Quaker Society." <ref> Encycl. Brit. xiii, 504pp. </ref>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barclay Robert Barclay] (1648-1690) was an early convert to Quakerism.<ref>Gordon DesBrisay, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1347 “Barclay, Robert, of Ury (1648–1690)”] in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 2, 2013. (Subscription required for access).</ref> He spent most of his life’s work spreading and defending those beliefs. His work did not come without a price&mdash;he was imprisoned numerous times.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'', s. v. "Robert Barclay," accessed October 02, 2013, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/53083/Robert-Barclay.</ref> His ''An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers'' is the definitive statement and defense of Quakerism.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Barclay’s theological background allowed him to articulate and defend it in terms that non-Quakers could understand.<ref>Robert Barclay, ''An Apology for the True Christian Divinity'', ed. Licia Kuenning (Farmington: 2002), iii.</ref> Barclay first wrote and published ''Apology'' in Latin in 1676; he later translated and republished it in English in 1678.<ref>Ibid.</ref> ''Apology'' has been described as "one of the most impressive theological writings of the [seventeenth] century ... It is impressive in style; grave, logical, and often marked by the eloquence of lofty moral convictions."<ref>"Barclay, Robert," in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' ed. Leslie Stephen (New York: Macmillan and Co., 1885), 169.</ref> Beyond this significant contribution to Quakerism, Barclay was also the Governor of East Jersey, now part of the State of New Jersey, from 1682 to 1688.<ref>Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "Robert Barclay."</ref>  
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<blockquote> The Apology was composed and first published in Latin in 1676. With a boldness that seems to have endeared him to the Stuart kings, Barclay opened the book with a plea for toleration addressed to Charles II and written in direct and somewhat admonitory language much admired by Voltaire, among others. The Apology appeared in English in 1678, and has since been reprinted many times and in many languages. Robert Barclay's reputation among Quakers has waxed and waned, but the Apology remains the classic statement of Quaker principles, and few would dispute Leslie Stephen's judgement in the Dictionary of National Biography that the book is ‘impressive in style; grave, logical, and often marked by the eloquence of lofty moral convictions’.<ref> Gordon DesBrisay, ‘Barclay, Robert, of Ury (1648–1690)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1347, accessed 11 June 2013] </ref> </blockquote>
 
  
 
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'''Title:''' An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers
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'''Title:''' ''An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers''.
  
 
'''Published:''' Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, 1765.  
 
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'''Edition:''' Eighth edition in English; [12], [II]-XIII, [2], 504, [16] pages.
  
 
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
 
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
 
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Bound in contemporary calf and very neatly re-backed in matching leather with gilt-decorated spine. Purchased from Argosy Book Store.  
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See this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3466253 William & Mary's online catalog].
 
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by Robert Barclay

Robert Barclay (1648-1690) was an early convert to Quakerism.[1] He spent most of his life’s work spreading and defending those beliefs. His work did not come without a price—he was imprisoned numerous times.[2] His An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers is the definitive statement and defense of Quakerism.[3] Barclay’s theological background allowed him to articulate and defend it in terms that non-Quakers could understand.[4] Barclay first wrote and published Apology in Latin in 1676; he later translated and republished it in English in 1678.[5] Apology has been described as "one of the most impressive theological writings of the [seventeenth] century ... It is impressive in style; grave, logical, and often marked by the eloquence of lofty moral convictions."[6] Beyond this significant contribution to Quakerism, Barclay was also the Governor of East Jersey, now part of the State of New Jersey, from 1682 to 1688.[7]

Bibliographic Information

Author: Robert Barclay.

Title: An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers.

Published: Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, 1765.

Edition: Eighth edition in English; [12], [II]-XIII, [2], 504, [16] pages.

Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy

Bound in contemporary calf and very neatly re-backed in matching leather with gilt-decorated spine. Purchased from Argosy Book Store.

See this book in William & Mary's online catalog.

External Links

Google Books

References

  1. ↑ Gordon DesBrisay, “Barclay, Robert, of Ury (1648–1690)” in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 2, 2013. (Subscription required for access).
  2. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "Robert Barclay," accessed October 02, 2013, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/53083/Robert-Barclay.
  3. ↑ Ibid.
  4. ↑ Robert Barclay, An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, ed. Licia Kuenning (Farmington: 2002), iii.
  5. ↑ Ibid.
  6. ↑ "Barclay, Robert," in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ed. Leslie Stephen (New York: Macmillan and Co., 1885), 169.
  7. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "Robert Barclay."
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