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A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2: Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumes — John Shaqi

A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2: Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumesRobertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon)

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A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2: Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumes

Name: A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2: Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumes
Author: Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon)

Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon)

Free thought -- History

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

    The Reaction. Tone in England. Clericalism in Italy and
    Spain. Movement in France and Germany                            386
    The Forces of Renascence. International movement. Summary of
    critical forces. Developments of science. Lines of resistance    389

    Section 1.--Popular Propaganda and Culture

         1. Democracy. Paine. Translations from the French           391
         2. Huttman. Houston. Wedderburn                             393
         3. Pietist persecution. Richard Carlile. John Clarke.
            Robert Taylor. Charles Southwell. G. J. Holyoake.
            Women helpers                                            393
         4. Hetherington. Operation of blasphemy law                 395
         5. Robert Owen                                              395
         6. The reign of bigotry. Influence of Gibbon                398
         7. Charles Bradlaugh and Secularism. Imprisonment of
            G. W. Foote. Treatment of Bradlaugh by Parliament.
            Resultant energy of secularist attack                    399
         8. New literary developments. Lecky. Conway. Winwood
            Reade. Spencer. Arnold. Mill. Clifford. Stephen.
            Amberley. New apologetics                                402
         9. Freethought in France. Social schemes. Fourier.
            Saint-Simon. Comte. Duruy and Sainte-Beuve               404
        10. Bigotry in Spain. Popular freethought in Catholic
            countries. Journalism                                    406
        11. Fluctuations in Germany. Persistence of religious
            liberalism. Marx and Socialism. Official orthodoxy       409
        12. The Scandinavian States and Russia                       412
        13. "Free-religious" societies                               413
        14. Unitarianism in England and America                      414
        15. Clerical rationalism in Protestant countries.
            Switzerland. Holland. Dutch South Africa                 415
        16. Developments in Sweden                                   417
        17. The United States. Ingersoll. Lincoln. Stephen
            Douglas. Frederick Douglass. Academic persecution.
            Changes of front                                         419

    Section 2.--Biblical Criticism

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