Biography:Gerald R. Cragg

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Short description: British church historian
Gerald R. Cragg
Born8 January 1906
Died13 May 1976
Notable work
The Church and the Age of Reason; Reason and Authority in the Eighteenth Century; Freedom and Authority
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolChurch history; Enlightenment theology
Main interests
Church history, History of Christian thought

Gerald Robertson Cragg (8 January 1906 – 13 May 1976) was a British historian and theologian and Browm Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the Andover Newton Theological School in Massachusetts, known for his work on church history and the intellectual developments of the Enlightenment period.[1]

Books

  • The Church and the Age of Reason, 1648-1789 (Penguin / Pelican, 1960).[2][3]
  • Reason and Authority in the Eighteenth Century (Cambridge University Press, 1964).[4][5][6]
  • Freedom and Authority: A Study of English Thought in the Early Seventeenth Century (Westminster Press, 1975).[7]

References

  1. "Cragg, Gerald R. (1906-1976)". https://relbib.de/AuthorityRecord/1020567597. 
  2. "The Church and the Age of Reason, 1648-1789". https://catalog.folger.edu/record/60136. 
  3. Gerrish, B. A. (1965). "Review of The Church and the Age of Reason, 1648-1789". Church History 34 (3): 358–359. doi:10.2307/3162820. https://doi.org/10.2307/3162820. Retrieved 20 November 2025. 
  4. "Reason and Authority in the Eighteenth Century". https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000874133. 
  5. Porter, Laurence E. (1965). "Review of Reason and Authority in the Eighteenth Century". Evangelical Quarterly 37 (1): 55–56. doi:10.1163/27725472-03701019. https://brill.com/view/journals/evqu/37/1/article-p55_19.xml. Retrieved 20 November 2025. 
  6. Greaves, R. W. (October 1965). "Reason and Authority in the Eighteenth Century. By G. R. Cragg. Pp. x + 350. Cambridge: University Press, 1964. 42s." (in en). The Journal of Ecclesiastical History 16 (2): 249–250. doi:10.1017/S0022046900054282. ISSN 1469-7637. 
  7. "Freedom and Authority – Cragg". https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/240691.