Christianity not Mysterious
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Author | John Toland |
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Language | English |
Subject | Christianity |
Published | 1696 |
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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 2 3 Berman 2005, p. 921.
- 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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