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- ↑ Francis Edward Mineka, The dissidence of dissent: the Monthly repository, 1806-1838, 1944: "Aspland was also responsible for another Unitarian periodical, the Christian Reformer; or New Evangelical Magazine, which he edited from 1815 to 1844. Originally designed to diffuse religious knowledge and promote Unitarian views among ..."
- ↑ "The Christian reformer, or, Unitarian magazine and review". hollis.harvard.edu. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Pre-1900 Unitarian Journals". Harvard Divinity School Library. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ Ruston, Alan. "Bibliography of Unitarian Congregations" (PDF). Unitarian Historical Society. Retrieved 6 September 2021.