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title: 'Irony in History: Or, Was Gibbon an Infidel?'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'James Madison MacDonald'
date: 1868-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Apologetical Method'
- 'Ancient and Medieval Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 2'
- 'Matthew 28'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/macdonald-1868-irony-in-history-or-was-gibbon-an-infidel
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# Irony in History: Or, Was Gibbon an Infidel?

Examines whether Gibbon's treatment of Christianity was ironic or sincere, reviewing Milman and Watson's critiques. Argues irony must be evident and historians must state facts plainly.

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