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The Christian Reformer, or New Evangelical Miscellany was a British Unitarian magazine established in 1815 and edited by Robert Aspland. [1] It was headquartered in London. [2]

The Christian Reformer was published monthly until 1863 [3] and a different Unitarian journal appeared during 1886–1887 with the same title. [4]

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References

  1. 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 ..."
  2. "The Christian reformer, or, Unitarian magazine and review". hollis.harvard.edu. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. "Pre-1900 Unitarian Journals". Harvard Divinity School Library. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. Ruston, Alan. "Bibliography of Unitarian Congregations" (PDF). Unitarian Historical Society. Retrieved 6 September 2021.