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caption_attribution_description: Statue of Joseph Priestley, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, England. 1874 by A W Williamson, recast in bronze 1951. Photographed 6 June 2006.
context_page_description: Joseph Priestley was a British natural philosopher, Dissenting clergyman, political theorist, theologian, and educator. He is best known for his discovery, simultaneously with Antoine Lavoisier, of oxygen gas.
  A member of marginalized religious groups throughout his life and a proponent of what was called "rational Dissent," Priestley advocated religious toleration and equal rights for Dissenters. He argued for extensive civil rights in works such as the important Essay on the First Principles of Government, believing that individuals could bring about progress and eventually the Millennium; he was the foremost British expounder of providentialism. Priestley also made significant contributions to education, publishing, among other things, The Rudiments of English Grammar, a seminal work on English grammar. In his most lasting contributions to education, he argued for the benefits of a liberal arts education and of the value of the study of modern history. In his metaphysical works, Priestley "attempt[ed] to combine theism, materialism, and determinism," a project that has been called "audacious and original."
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  Theological and religious works:
  —. A free address to Protestant dissenters, on the subject of the Lord's Supper. 3rd ed. London: Printed for J.Johnson, 1774 (1.ed.1768).
  —. Considerations on Differences of Opinion among Christians. London: Printed for J. Johnson and J. Payne, 1769.
  —. Additions to the Address to Protestant Dissenters, on the Subject of the Lord's Supper. London: Printed for Joseph Johnson, 1770.
  —. A Familiar Illustration of Certain Passages of Scripture relating to the power of man to do the Will of God, Original Sin, Election and Reprobation, the Divinity of Christ and Atonement for Sin by the Death of Christ. London: Printed for Joseph Johnson, 1812. (1.ed.1770).
  —. Institutes of Natural and Revealed Religion. Vol. 1 of 2. 3rd ed. London: Printed by Rollason and Pearson; for J.Johnson, 1794 (1.ed.1782).
  —. Institutes of Natural and Revealed Religion. Vol. 2 of 2. 2nd ed. Birmingham: Printed by Rollason and Pearson; for J.Johnson, 1782.
  —. An History of the Corruptions of Christianity, in two volumes. London: British and Foreign Unitarian Association, 1871 (1.ed.1782).
  —. Letters to Dr. Horsley: In Answer to His Animadversion on the History of the Corruptions of Christianity. Birmingham: Printed by Pearson and Rollason, for J.Johnson, 1783.
  —. A Reply to the Animadversions on the History of the Corruptions of Christianity. Birmingham: Printed by Piercy & Jones, for J.Johnson, 1783.
  —. Forms of Prayer and other Offices for the Use of Unitarian Societies. Birmingham: Printed by Pearson and Rollason, for J. Johnson, London, 1783.
  —. An History of Early Opinions Concerning Jesus Christ. Vol. 1. Birmingham: Printed by Pearson and Rollason; for J.Johnson, 1786.
  —. An History of Early Opinions Concerning Jesus Christ. Vol. 2. Birmingham: Printed by Pearson and Rollason; for J.Johnson, 1786.
  —. An History of Early Opinions Concerning Jesus Christ. Vol. 3. Birmingham: Printed by Pearson and Rollason; for J.Johnson, 1786.
  —. An History of Early Opinions Concerning Jesus Christ. Vol. 4. Birmingham: Printed by Pearson and Rollason; for J.Johnson, 1786.
  —. Letters to Dr. Horne, ... , to the Young Men who are in a Course of Education for the Christian Ministry at the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge. Birmingham: Printed by Pearson and Rollason; for J.Johnson, 1787.
  —. Familiar Letters, Addressed to the Inhabitants of Birmingham. Birmingham: Printed by J.Thompson; for J.Johnson, 1790.
  —. The Doctrines of Heathen Philosophy compared with those of Revelation. Northumberland: Printed by John Binns, 1804.
  —. Discourses on Various Subjects, Intended to have been delivered in Philadelphia. Northumberland: Printed by John Binns, 1805.
  Political and social works:
  —. A Free Address to Protestant Dissenters, as Such. Birmingham: Printed by Pearson and Rollason; for J.Johnson, 1788 (1.ed.1769).
  —. Letters to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke Occasioned by his Reflections on the Revolution in France. 3rd ed. Birmingham: Printed by T.Pearson; for J.Johnson, 1791.
  Educational works:
  —. A Course of Lectures on Oratory and Criticism. Dublin: Printed for William Hallhead, 1781.
  Philosophical and metaphysical works:
  —. A Letter to the Rev. Mr. John Palmer, in Defence of Philosophical Necessity. Bath: Printed by R.Cruttwell; for J.Johnson, 1779.
  —. A Second Letter to the Rev. Mr. John Palmer on Philosophical Necessity. London: Printed by H.Baldwin, for J.Johnson, 1780.
  —. A Letter to Jacob Bryant, Esq. in Defence of Philosophical Necessity. London: Printed by H.Baldwin, for J.Johnson, 1780.
  Historical works:
  —. A Description of a New Chart of History. 6th ed. London: Printed for J.Johnson, 1786.
  —. Lectures on History, and General Policy. Dublin: Printed for P.Byrne, 1788.
  —. A General History of the Christian Church. Vol. 1 of 3. Northumberland: Printed by Andrew Kennedy, 1802.
  —. A General History of the Christian Church. Vol. 2 of
caption: Statue of Priestley in Chamberlain Square, Birmingham
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