A SHORT HISTORY
OF
FREETHOUGHT
Title: A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2
Author: J. M. Robertson
Release date: May 25, 2016 [eBook #52160]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024
Language: English
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VOLUME II
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Chap. XIII—The Rise of Modern Freethought (continued)
Chap. XIV—British Freethought in the Seventeenth Century
Chap. XV—French and Dutch Freethought in the Seventeenth Century
Chap. XVI—British Freethought in the Eighteenth Century
Chap. XVII—French Freethought in the Eighteenth Century
Chap. XVIII—German Freethought in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Chap. XIX—Freethought in the Remaining European States
Chap. XX—Early Freethought in the United States
| 1. | Deism of the revolutionary statesmen | 381 | ||||||
| 2. | First traces of unbelief. Franklin | 381 | ||||||
| 3. | Jefferson. John Adams. Washington | 382 | ||||||
| 4. | Thomas Paine | 383 | ||||||
| 5. | Paine’s treatment in America | 384 | ||||||
| 6. | Palmer. Houston. Deism and Unitarianism | 385 | ||||||
Chap. XXI.—Freethought in the Nineteenth Century
Conclusion 499
Index 503