Thomas Rees (Unitarian minister)
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Thomas Rees Welsh
Nonconformist divine, was a Unitarian
minister and scholar.
Rees was educated at the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, and entered the Unitarian
ministry in 1807 at the Newington Green Unitarian Church
, London. He went to Southwark
in 1813, earned the degree of LL.D. of Glasgow in 1819, and went to Stamford Street, Blackfriars, in 1823.
He had great knowledge of the history of anti-trinitarian
opinion, especially of the 16th century. He published scattered but important papers, chiefly in the Monthly Repository
between 1818 and 1822, on such subjects as Faustus Socinus
and Francis David, including The Italian Reformation, Memoirs of the Socini. Financial troubles drove him to Spain
in 1853, and he died in obscurity.
Wales
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Nonconformist divine, was a Unitarian
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
minister and scholar.
Rees was educated at the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen, and entered the Unitarian
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
ministry in 1807 at the Newington Green Unitarian Church
Newington Green Unitarian Church
Newington Green Unitarian Church in north London is one of England's oldest Unitarian churches. It has had strong ties to political radicalism for over 300 years, and is London's oldest Nonconformist place of worship still in use...
, London. He went to Southwark
Southwark
Southwark is a district of south London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north...
in 1813, earned the degree of LL.D. of Glasgow in 1819, and went to Stamford Street, Blackfriars, in 1823.
He had great knowledge of the history of anti-trinitarian
Nontrinitarianism
Nontrinitarianism includes all Christian belief systems that disagree with the doctrine of the Trinity, namely, the teaching that God is three distinct hypostases and yet co-eternal, co-equal, and indivisibly united in one essence or ousia...
opinion, especially of the 16th century. He published scattered but important papers, chiefly in the Monthly Repository
Monthly Repository
The Monthly Repository was a British monthly Unitarian periodical which ran between 1806 and 1838.The Monthly Repository was established when Robert Aspland bought William Vidler's Universal Theological Magazine and changed the name to the Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature...
between 1818 and 1822, on such subjects as Faustus Socinus
Fausto Paolo Sozzini
Fausto Paolo Sozzini, also known as Faustus Socinus or Faust Socyn was an Italian theologian and founder of the school of Christian thought known as "Socinianism" and the main theologian of Polish Brethren .-Life:Sozzini was born at Siena, the only son of Alessandro Sozzini and...
and Francis David, including The Italian Reformation, Memoirs of the Socini. Financial troubles drove him to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in 1853, and he died in obscurity.