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title: 'On the Proper Agency of Reason, In Matters of Religion'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Aaron Whitney Leland'
date: 1824-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Reason'
- 'Theological Method'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Job 32'
- 'Proverbs 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/leland-1824-on-the-proper-agency-of-reason-in-matters-of-religion
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# On the Proper Agency of Reason, In Matters of Religion

Argues for a balanced role of human reason in religion: neither to be rejected nor made supreme. Reason aids inquiry but must submit to divine revelation and faith.

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