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Book Synopsis The English Deists by : Wayne Hudson
Download or read book The English Deists written by Wayne Hudson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interprets the works of an important group of writers known as 'the English deists'. This title argues that this interpretation reads Romantic conceptions of religious identity into a period in which it was lacking. It contextualizes these writers within the early Enlightenment, which was multivocal, plural and in search of self definition.
Book Synopsis Enlightenment and Modernity by : Wayne Hudson
Download or read book Enlightenment and Modernity written by Wayne Hudson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writers known as the English deists were not simply religious controversialists, but agents of reform who contributed to the emergence of modernity. This title claims that these writers advocated a failed ideology which itself declined after 1730. It argues for an evolution of their ideas into a more modern form.
Book Synopsis Voltaire and the English Deists by : Norman Lewis Torrey
Download or read book Voltaire and the English Deists written by Norman Lewis Torrey and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Deism in Enlightenment England by : Jeffrey R Wigelsworth
Download or read book Deism in Enlightenment England written by Jeffrey R Wigelsworth and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete study of English deists as a group in several decades and it argues for a new interpretation of deism in the English Enlightenment. While there have been many recent studies of the deist John Toland, the writings of other contemporary deists have been forgotten. With extensive analysis of lesser known figures such as Anthony Collins, Matthew Tindal, Thomas Chub, and Thomas Morgan, in addition to unique insights into Toland, Deism in Enlightenment England offers a much broader assessment of what deism entailed in the eighteenth century. Readers will see how previous interpretations of English deists, which place these figures on an irreligious trajectory leading towards modernity, need to be revised. This book uses deists to address a number of topics and themes and theme in English history and will be of particular interest to scholars of Enlightenment history, history of science, theology and politics, and the early modern era.
Book Synopsis The Spirituality of the English and American Deists by : Joseph Waligore
Download or read book The Spirituality of the English and American Deists written by Joseph Waligore and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-01-15 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English and American deists rejected Christianity, which they believed portrayed God as cruel. In The Spirituality of the English and American Deists, Waligore shows how the deists were the first group of modern thinkers who were spiritual but not religious.
Book Synopsis Freethought and Freedom by : George H. Smith
Download or read book Freethought and Freedom written by George H. Smith and published by Cato Institute. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberty of conscience and freedom of thought are twin, core components of modern life in societies across the world. The ability to pursue one?s vision of the right and the good, coupled with liberty to pursue individual reason and enlightenment, helped produce so much of modern life that we may be apt to forget that libertarian philosophy was not dictated by Nature. Freethought and Freedom surveys the long history of religious and intellectual liberty, exploring their key ideas along the way.
Download or read book English Deism written by John Orr and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Radical Rhetoric of the English Deists by : James A. Herrick
Download or read book The Radical Rhetoric of the English Deists written by James A. Herrick and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the works of lesser-known yet influential Deists, the author examines the 70-year polemic between the Church of England and the English Deists, illuminating the rhetorical war which raged between them. He contends that Deism owes its significance to these skilled controversialists.
Book Synopsis The Relation of John Locke to English Deism by : Samuel Gring Hefelbower
Download or read book The Relation of John Locke to English Deism written by Samuel Gring Hefelbower and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Atheism and Deism Revalued by : Assoc Prof Diego Lucci
Download or read book Atheism and Deism Revalued written by Assoc Prof Diego Lucci and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-12-28 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the central role played by religion in early-modern Britain, it is perhaps surprising that historians have not always paid close attention to the shifting and nuanced subtleties of terms used in religious controversies. In this collection particular attention is focussed upon two of the most contentious of these terms: ‘atheism’ and ‘deism’, terms that have shaped significant parts of the scholarship on the Enlightenment. This volume argues that in the seventeenth and eighteenth century atheism and deism involved fine distinctions that have not always been preserved by later scholars. The original deployment and usage of these terms were often more complicated than much of the historical scholarship suggests. Indeed, in much of the literature static definitions are often taken for granted, resulting in depictions of the past constructed upon anachronistic assumptions. Offering reassessments of the historical figures most associated with ‘atheism’ and ‘deism’ in early modern Britain, this collection opens the subject up for debate and shows how the new historiography of deism changes our understanding of heterodox religious identities in Britain from 1650 to 1800. It problematises the older view that individuals were atheist or deists in a straightforward sense and instead explores the plurality and flexibility of religious identities during this period. Drawing on the most recent scholarship, the volume enriches the debate about heterodoxy, offering new perspectives on a range of prominent figures and providing an overview of major changes in the field.
Book Synopsis An Account of the Growth of Deism in England by : William Stephens
Download or read book An Account of the Growth of Deism in England written by William Stephens and published by . This book was released on 1696 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The English Deists by : Wayne Hudson
Download or read book The English Deists written by Wayne Hudson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Faiths of the Founding Fathers by : David L. Holmes
Download or read book The Faiths of the Founding Fathers written by David L. Holmes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is not uncommon to hear Christians argue that America was founded as a Christian nation. But how true is this claim? In this compact book, David L. Holmes offers a clear, concise and illuminating look at the spiritual beliefs of our founding fathers. He begins with an informative account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, surveying the religious groups in each colony. In particular, he sheds light on the various forms of Deism that flourished in America, highlighting the profound influence this intellectual movement had on the founding generation. Holmes then examines the individual beliefs of a variety of men and women who loom large in our national history. He finds that some, like Martha Washington, Samuel Adams, John Jay, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson's daughters, held orthodox Christian views. But many of the most influential figures, including Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John and Abigail Adams, Jefferson, James and Dolley Madison, and James Monroe, were believers of a different stripe. Respectful of Christianity, they admired the ethics of Jesus, and believed that religion could play a beneficial role in society. But they tended to deny the divinity of Christ, and a few seem to have been agnostic about the very existence of God. Although the founding fathers were religious men, Holmes shows that it was a faith quite unlike the Christianity of today's evangelicals. Holmes concludes by examining the role of religion in the lives of the presidents since World War II and by reflecting on the evangelical resurgence that helped fuel the reelection of George W. Bush. An intriguing look at a neglected aspect of our history, the book will appeal to American history buffs as well as to anyone concerned about the role of religion in American culture.
Book Synopsis An Account of The Growth of Deism In England by : William Stephens
Download or read book An Account of The Growth of Deism In England written by William Stephens and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in the year 1696, the present book 'An Account of the Growth of Deism in England' by the famous anthropologist, historian William Stephens gives a concise religious history of the spread of deism in England.
Book Synopsis The English-speaking Natives and Deists of India: Being Notes of an Evangelist's Tour in the Three Presidencies by : James Forbes Bisset Tinling
Download or read book The English-speaking Natives and Deists of India: Being Notes of an Evangelist's Tour in the Three Presidencies written by James Forbes Bisset Tinling and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Deism written by Bob Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-11 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deism is a natural and rational bridge that unites our reason to our belief in God. It propels us from the false and destructive ancient myths to a space-age belief system that is in line with our innate God-given reason. This book, written in a concise and cogent style, introduces the reader to Deism, a way of life that is free of the old conflicts between reason and religion. The removal of these conflicts allows us to enjoy and appreciate a much more profound and satisfying belief in Nature's God while helping us to live a more productive and meaningful life.
Book Synopsis Benjamin Franklin by : Thomas S. Kidd
Download or read book Benjamin Franklin written by Thomas S. Kidd and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new biography, illuminating the great mystery of Benjamin Franklin’s faith Renowned as a printer, scientist, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin also published more works on religious topics than any other eighteenth-century American layperson. Born to Boston Puritans, by his teenage years Franklin had abandoned the exclusive Christian faith of his family and embraced deism. But Franklin, as a man of faith, was far more complex than the “thorough deist” who emerges in his autobiography. As Thomas Kidd reveals, deist writers influenced Franklin’s beliefs, to be sure, but devout Christians in his life—including George Whitefield, the era’s greatest evangelical preacher; his parents; and his beloved sister Jane—kept him tethered to the Calvinist creed of his Puritan upbringing. Based on rigorous research into Franklin’s voluminous correspondence, essays, and almanacs, this fresh assessment of a well-known figure unpacks the contradictions and conundrums faith presented in Franklin’s life.
