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George Stanley Faber

1773–1854

An energetic Anglican theologian and prolific religious writer, he explored biblical prophecy, myth, and doctrine with unusual range. His books helped shape 19th-century debates about how scripture, history, and ancient religions fit together.

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Facts and Assertions: or a Brief and Plain Exhibition of the Incongruity of the Peculiar Doctrines of the Church of Rome With Those Both of the Sacred Scriptures and of the Early Writers of the Christian Church Catholic

Facts and Assertions: or a Brief and Plain Exhibition of the Incongruity of the Peculiar Doctrines of the Church of Rome With Those Both of the Sacred Scriptures and of the Early Writers of the Christian Church Catholic

by George Stanley Faber

About the author

Born in 1773 at Calverley in Yorkshire, George Stanley Faber was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School and at University College, Oxford. He later became a fellow and tutor of Lincoln College, and went on to build a long career as an Anglican clergyman as well as a remarkably productive author.

Faber is best remembered for his theological writing. He wrote extensively on prophecy, church controversy, and comparative religion, and he became known for arguing that the myths of many cultures were distorted echoes of biblical history. He was also associated with the Day-Age view of creation, and his work was influential in strands of 19th-century prophetic interpretation.

He died in 1854, leaving behind a large body of nonfiction that reflects the intense religious arguments of his time. For listeners interested in older theological writing, he offers a window into how one widely read English churchman tried to connect the Bible, ancient myth, and world history.