Intended to be a gateway for students to explore deeper theological topics, this three-part lecture series was presented at Bristol College from 1831 to 1833 as part of the course of theological instruction, and in the print edition, appended with an essay on grammatical principles of the Semitic languages. Conybeare takes on the evidences and doctrine of natural religion and the evidences of Christianity, and provides a survey of biblical criticism. He also offers an ecclesiastical history and an overview of the Church of England’s doctrines to round out his lecture series.
William Daniel Conybeare (1787–1857) was an English geologist and clergyman. He was the rector of Sully and the vicar of Axminster before being appointed as dean of Llandaff in 1845.