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The Triangle - Softcover

Samuel Whelpley

 
9780371705704: The Triangle

Synopsis

The Triangle by Samuel Whelpley. The Triangle is a 19th-century pamphlet-tract collection presented as a series of numbered essays, authored by an unidentified Investigator who critiques a so-called Triangle of theology—Original Sin, Depravity and Inability, and a restricted atonement. The work argues for universal atonement and a universal invitation to salvation, condemning what it calls triangular preaching as a vehicle for intolerance and intellectual coercion in American churches, particularly in New York. Across multiple numbers (No. I–No. X) the text weaves polemical sermons, imagined dialogues, satirical allegories, and historical polemics on reform, liberty of conscience, and the rights of man. It also interleaves prefaces, critiques of Hopkinsianism, and discussions of metaphysics, providence, and church governance, often contrasting New England theology with broader Protestant traditions. The book stands as a controversial artifact of early American religious controversy, advocating religious liberty and a more inclusive gospel while challenging ecclesiastical authorities and sectarian power.

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