The Certainty Of The Worlds Of Spirits

Composed in the fervent atmosphere of seventeenth-century religious thought, The Certainty of the Worlds of Spirits by Richard Baxter stands as one of the most influential early modern defenses of spiritual reality and the existence of supernatural beings. Written by a renowned Puritan theologian and moral philosopher, the book seeks to affirm—through testimony, reason, and faith—the reality of angels, demons, and departed souls acting within the visible world.

Baxter draws upon eyewitness accounts, scriptural authority, and philosophical argument, contending that disbelief in spirits leads inevitably to the decay of religion and morality. Far from mere superstition, his work is a passionate attempt to reconcile spiritual phenomena with divine order, presenting an intellectual bridge between theology, early psychology, and what would later be called psychical research.

Profoundly moral in purpose and theological in depth, this volume remains a cornerstone in the literature of Christian metaphysics, demonology, and early modern belief, capturing a world where the invisible was as real as the seen.

Complete edition of Richard Baxter’s seventeenth-century treatise on spiritual reality

Defends the existence of spirits, angels, and supernatural agencies

Merges theology, philosophy, and early psychical inquiry

Essential for readers of religious history, metaphysics, and occult theology