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Henry Rogers
1806–1877
A lively Victorian essayist and preacher, he became known for defending Christian belief with energy, wit, and a sharp critical mind. His books brought big religious and philosophical debates to a broad 19th-century readership.
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About the author
Born in St Albans in 1806, Henry Rogers was an English Congregational minister, writer, and Christian apologist. He studied at Highbury College and began in the ministry, but health problems pushed him toward literary and academic work, where he found a wider audience.
Rogers became especially well known through his essays and reviews, including contributions to the Edinburgh Review. He wrote on theology, philosophy, and literature in a clear, argumentative style, and his best-known book, The Eclipse of Faith, answered religious doubt at a time when many readers were wrestling with new intellectual challenges.
Alongside his writing, he also served in academic roles, including at University College London. He died in 1877, remembered as a thoughtful Nonconformist voice whose work sat at the meeting point of faith, criticism, and public debate.