In this book, old, accepted ideas about the English deists are challenged and overturned. The author provides a contemporary reinterpretation of the English deists and raises important methodological questions about the way we view and study the Enlightenment.
A forgotten Christian deist: Thomas Morgan
"This is a cultural and intellectual biography of a neglected but important figure, Thomas Morgan (1671/2-1743). It is the first modern biography of Morgan and its readership comprises historians of deism, the enlightenment, eighteenth century, theology and the church, Presbyter…
A forgotten Christian deist: Thomas Morgan
"This is a cultural and intellectual biography of a neglected but important figure, Thomas Morgan (1671/2-1743). It is the first modern biography of Morgan and its readership comprises historians of deism, the enlightenment, eighteenth century, theology and the church, Presbyter…
A forgotten Christian deist: Thomas Morgan
"This is a cultural and intellectual biography of a neglected but important figure, Thomas Morgan (1671/2-1743). It is the first modern biography of Morgan and its readership comprises historians of deism, the enlightenment, eighteenth century, theology and the church, Presbyter…
"A theology aims to explicate the nature of God. A metatheology investigates more fundamental issues concerning how to structure such an intellectual endeavour, and where it should begin. Approaches that ignore this more fundamental investigation risk presupposing stances that d…
"A theology aims to explicate the nature of God. A metatheology investigates more fundamental issues concerning how to structure such an intellectual endeavour, and where it should begin. Approaches that ignore this more fundamental investigation risk presupposing stances that d…
This complete study of English deists as a group argues for a new interpretation of deism in the English Enlightenment. With extensive analysis of less known figures such as Anthony Collins, Matthew Tindal, Thomas Chubb, and Thomas Morgan, it offers a broader assessment of what …
'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…
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 …
This complete study of English deists as a group argues for a new interpretation of deism in the English Enlightenment. With extensive analysis of less known figures such as Anthony Collins, Matthew Tindal, Thomas Chubb, and Thomas Morgan, it offers a broader assessment of what …