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[[File:PriestleyFuseli.jpg|left|thumb|Engraving by [[Charles Turner (engraver)|Charles A. E. Turner]] (1836) of a Priestley portrait commissioned by [[Joseph Johnson (publisher)|Joseph Johnson]] from [[Henry Fuseli]] (c. 1783).]]
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The '''''Theological Repository''''' was a periodical founded and edited from [[1769]] to [[1771]] by the eighteenth-century British [[polymath]] [[Joseph Priestley]]. Although ostensibly committed to the open and rational inquiry of theological questions, the journal became a mouthpiece for [[English dissenters|Dissenting]], particularly [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]] and [[Arianism|Arian]], doctrines.
The '''''Theological Repository''''' was a periodical founded and edited from 1769 to 1771 by the eighteenth-century British [[polymath]] [[Joseph Priestley]]. Although ostensibly committed to the open and rational inquiry of theological questions, the journal became a mouthpiece for [[English dissenters|Dissenting]], particularly [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]] and [[Arianism|Arian]], doctrines.


Priestley promised to print all viewpoints, but only like-minded authors ever submitted articles. He was therefore forced to provide much of the journal's content himself. After only a few years, due to a lack of funds, he was forced to cease publishing the journal.<ref>See Schofield, Vol. 1, 193–201 for an analysis of the journal; Uglow, 169; Holt, 53–55.</ref> About a decade later, in [[1784]], Priestley revived the ''Theological Repository'', but he again became responsible for much of the journal's content and again the journal became insolvent after several issues (1784, 1786, 1788).<ref>See Schofield, Vol. 2, 202–207 for an analysis of Priestley's contributions.</ref>
Priestley promised to print all viewpoints, but only like-minded authors ever submitted articles. He was therefore forced to provide much of the journal's content himself. After only a few years, due to a lack of funds, he was forced to cease publishing the journal.<ref>See Schofield, Vol. 1, 193–201 for an analysis of the journal; Uglow, 169; Holt, 53–55.</ref> About a decade later, in 1784, Priestley revived the ''Theological Repository'', but he again became responsible for much of the journal's content and again the journal became insolvent after several issues (1784, 1786, 1788).<ref>See Schofield, Vol. 2, 202–207 for an analysis of Priestley's contributions.</ref>


[[Joseph Johnson (publisher)|Joseph Johnson]], Priestley's close friend and publisher, was responsible for issuing the journal. Dedicated to the Unitarian cause, he bore much of the financial burden of the enterprise.<ref>Braithwaite, 12–13; 18–19.</ref>
[[Joseph Johnson (publisher)|Joseph Johnson]], Priestley's close friend and publisher, was responsible for issuing the journal. Dedicated to the Unitarian cause, he bore much of the financial burden of the enterprise.<ref>Braithwaite, 12–13; 18–19.</ref>
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*[[Samuel Badcock]]<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Badcock, Samuel}}</ref>
*[[Samuel Badcock]]<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Badcock, Samuel}}</ref>
*[[Samuel Bourn the Younger]] (posthumous publication of correspondence with [[Philip Doddridge]])<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Bourn, Samuel (1689-1754)}}</ref>
*[[Samuel Bourn the Younger]] (posthumous publication of correspondence with [[Philip Doddridge]])<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Bourn, Samuel (1689–1754)}}</ref>
*[[John Brekell]], writing as Verus<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Brekell, John}}</ref>
*[[John Brekell]], writing as Verus<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Brekell, John}}</ref>
*[[Joseph Bretland]],<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Bretland, Joseph}}</ref> writing as Philander and under other names in the second series.<ref name=Cameron>''[[Dictionary of National Biography]]'', Cameron, John (1724–1799), presbyterian minister, by Alexander Gordon. Published 1886.</ref>
*[[Joseph Bretland]],<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Bretland, Joseph}}</ref> writing as Philander and under other names in the second series.<ref name=Cameron>''[[Dictionary of National Biography]]'', Cameron, John (1724–1799), presbyterian minister, by Alexander Gordon. Published 1886.</ref>
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*[[William Hazlitt (minister)|William Hazlitt]], father of the essayist, writing as Philalethes and Rationalis<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=95498|title=Hazlitt, William|first=Duncan|last=Wu}}</ref>
*[[William Hazlitt (minister)|William Hazlitt]], father of the essayist, writing as Philalethes and Rationalis<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=95498|title=Hazlitt, William|first=Duncan|last=Wu}}</ref>
*[[Joseph Mottershead]], writing as Theophilus<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Mottershead, Joseph}}</ref>
*[[Joseph Mottershead]], writing as Theophilus<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Mottershead, Joseph}}</ref>
*[[John Palmer (Unitarian, 1742–1786)|John Palmer]],<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=21196|title=Palmer, John|first=M. J.|last=Mercer}}</ref> who wrote in the first series as G.H., but in the second series as Christophilos, Symmachus, and Erasmus.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Palmer, John (1742-1786)}}</ref>
*[[John Palmer (Unitarian, 1742–1786)|John Palmer]],<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=21196|title=Palmer, John|first=M. J.|last=Mercer}}</ref> who wrote in the first series as G.H., but in the second series as Christophilos, Symmachus, and Erasmus.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Palmer, John (1742–1786)}}</ref>
*[[Thomas Fyshe Palmer]], writing as Anglo-Scotus<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=21220|title=Palmer, Thomas Fyshe|first=G. M.|last=Ditchfield}}</ref>
*[[Thomas Fyshe Palmer]], writing as Anglo-Scotus<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=21220|title=Palmer, Thomas Fyshe|first=G. M.|last=Ditchfield}}</ref>
*[[William Turner (1714–1794)|William Turner]], writing as Vigilius<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=27877|title=Turner, William|first=John|last=Goodchild}}. {{DNBfirst|wstitle=Turner, William (1714-1794)}}</ref>
*[[William Turner (1714–1794)|William Turner]], writing as Vigilius<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=27877|title=Turner, William|first=John|last=Goodchild}}. {{DNBfirst|wstitle=Turner, William (1714–1794)}}</ref>
*[[John Wiche (Baptist)|John Wiche]], writing as Nazaraeus<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Wiche, John}}</ref>
*[[John Wiche (Baptist)|John Wiche]], writing as Nazaraeus<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Wiche, John}}</ref>


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Engraving by Charles A. E. Turner (1836) of a Priestley portrait commissioned by Joseph Johnson from Henry Fuseli (c. 1783).

The Theological Repository was a periodical founded and edited from 1769 to 1771 by the eighteenth-century British polymath Joseph Priestley. Although ostensibly committed to the open and rational inquiry of theological questions, the journal became a mouthpiece for Dissenting, particularly Unitarian and Arian, doctrines.

Priestley promised to print all viewpoints, but only like-minded authors ever submitted articles. He was therefore forced to provide much of the journal's content himself. After only a few years, due to a lack of funds, he was forced to cease publishing the journal.[1] About a decade later, in 1784, Priestley revived the Theological Repository, but he again became responsible for much of the journal's content and again the journal became insolvent after several issues (1784, 1786, 1788).[2]

Joseph Johnson, Priestley's close friend and publisher, was responsible for issuing the journal. Dedicated to the Unitarian cause, he bore much of the financial burden of the enterprise.[3]

Contributors

Those contributing to the Repository included:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ See Schofield, Vol. 1, 193–201 for an analysis of the journal; Uglow, 169; Holt, 53–55.
  2. ^ See Schofield, Vol. 2, 202–207 for an analysis of Priestley's contributions.
  3. ^ Braithwaite, 12–13; 18–19.
  4. ^ "Badcock, Samuel" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  5. ^ "Bourn, Samuel (1689–1754)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  6. ^ "Brekell, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  7. ^ "Bretland, Joseph" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  8. ^ a b Dictionary of National Biography, Cameron, John (1724–1799), presbyterian minister, by Alexander Gordon. Published 1886.
  9. ^ Mercer, M. J. "Cameron, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4445. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. ^ Mercer, M. J. "Cardale, Paul". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4611. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  11. ^ "Duchal, James" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  12. ^ Wu, Duncan. "Hazlitt, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/95498. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. ^ "Mottershead, Joseph" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  14. ^ Mercer, M. J. "Palmer, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21196. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  15. ^ "Palmer, John (1742–1786)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  16. ^ Ditchfield, G. M. "Palmer, Thomas Fyshe". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21220. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  17. ^ Goodchild, John. "Turner, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27877. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.). The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource: "Turner, William (1714–1794)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  18. ^ "Wiche, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Bibliography

  • Braithwaite, Helen. Romanticism, Publishing and Dissent: Joseph Johnson and the Cause of Liberty. Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. ISBN 0333983947.
  • Holt, Anne. A Life of Joseph Priestley. London: Oxford University Press, 1931.
  • Schofield, Robert E. The Enlightenment of Joseph Priestley: A Study of his Life and Work from 1733 to 1773. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997. ISBN 0271016620.
  • Schofield, Robert E. The Enlightened Joseph Priestley: A Study of His Life and Work from 1773 to 1804. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2004. ISBN 0271024593.
  • Uglow, Jenny. The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the World. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. ISBN 0374194408.
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