Of Unity in Religion

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"Of Unity in Religion" is an essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on religious concord, the dangers of sectarian division, and the value of moderation in matters of faith.

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instanceOf essay ⓘ
philosophical essay ⓘ
arguesThat excessive zeal in religion leads to division ⓘ
moderation in doctrine promotes peace ⓘ
outward peace in religion is a public good ⓘ
associatedWith Anglican context ⓘ
Christian theology ⓘ
author Francis Bacon ⓘ
concerns relationship between church and state ⓘ
social consequences of religious discord ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
criticizes contentious preaching ⓘ
curiosity in speculative theology ⓘ
schism in the church ⓘ
emphasizes charity among believers ⓘ
practical unity over speculative agreement ⓘ
the political importance of religious peace ⓘ
focusesOn dangers of religious factions ⓘ
tolerance in religion ⓘ
unity within Christianity ⓘ
genre moral essay ⓘ
hasPerspective pragmatic approach to religious differences ⓘ
preference for civil peace over doctrinal uniformity ⓘ
historicalContext post-Reformation religious conflicts in Europe ⓘ
influencedBy Elizabethan and Jacobean religious policy ⓘ
Reformation controversies ⓘ
linked to: Reformation
intendedAudience educated lay readers ⓘ
statesmen and magistrates ⓘ
intendedEffect to encourage peace among religious groups ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
mainTheme moderation in matters of faith ⓘ
religious concord ⓘ
sectarian division ⓘ
moralStance advocacy of moderation ⓘ
condemnation of fanaticism ⓘ
period early modern period ⓘ
philosophicalContext moral philosophy ⓘ
political philosophy of religion ⓘ
proposes prioritizing core beliefs over minor doctrines ⓘ
restraint in public religious disputes ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral ⓘ
supportsView states are strengthened by religious unity ⓘ
warnsAgainst bitter controversies in religion ⓘ
persecution for matters of opinion ⓘ
rigid dogmatism ⓘ

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