Two Apologies

<p>In Two Apologies Richard Watson offers a robust defense of Christianity and the Bible against the criticisms leveled by two prominent figures of the Enlightenment: Edward Gibbon and Thomas Paine. The first apology presented as a series of letters directly addresses Gibbon's skeptical views on Christianity as expressed in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Watson counters Gibbon's arguments with careful historical and theological analysis.</p> <p>The second apology answers Paine's challenge to the Bible in The Age of Reason. Watson systematically refutes Paine's assertions reaffirming the divine inspiration and moral authority of the scriptures. Written with clarity and precision Two Apologies reflects the intellectual ferment of its time and offers enduring insights into the historical debates surrounding faith and reason. This edition makes Watson's important work accessible to a new generation of readers interested in the history of Christian apologetics and the intellectual history of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>