The Attractions of Popery

1894 Presbyterian essay warns that Roman Catholicism is gaining ground in the U.S. due to Protestant laxity, rationalism, and loss of discipline, while Rome offers order and ritual.

Robert Lewis Dabney (1820–1898) was a Southern Presbyterian minister, theologian, and educator best known for his influential teaching and writing within nineteenth-century Reformed theology. He served for many years as a professor at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, where he shaped generations of Presbyterian ministers through his lectures in systematic and pastoral theology. Dabney was also a prolific author whose theological works and essays continue to be published and read for their rigor, clarity, and strong confessional commitments.

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