Christianity not Mysterious

Christianity not Mysterious
Author John Toland
Language English
Subject Christianity
Published 1696
Media type Print
ISBN 978-1230366722

Christianity not Mysterious is a 1696 book by the radical thinker John Toland.[1]

Summary

Toland expounds deism.[1] He asserts the notion that "all fundamental [religious] doctrine was accessible to human reason unaided by the Church".[2]

Publication history

The work was published anonymously between December 1695 and June 1696. Toland admitted his authorship in June 1696.[2]

Influence

Christianity not Mysterious is a seminal work in both freethought and Irish philosophy.[1]

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Berman 2005, p. 921.
  2. 1 2 Champion 2003, pp. 69–86.

Bibliography

Books

  • Berman, David; Honderich, Ted, Editor (2005). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926479-1.
  • Champion, Justin (2003). Republican learning: John Toland and the crisis of Christian culture, 1696-1722. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0719080494.
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