A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2 by J. M. Robertson

The Project Gutenberg eBook of A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. 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 Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52160 Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A SHORT HISTORY OF FREETHOUGHT ANCIENT AND MODERN, VOLUME 2 OF 2 *** A SHORT HISTORY OF FREETHOUGHT ANCIENT AND MODERN BY JOHN M. ROBERTSON THIRD EDITION, REVISED AND EXPANDED IN TWO VOLUMES Vol. II (ISSUED FOR THE RATIONALIST PRESS ASSOCIATION, LIMITED) London: WATTS & CO., JOHNSON'S COURT, FLEET STREET, E.C. 1915 CONTENTS VOLUME II PAGE Chap. XIII--The Rise of Modern Freethought (continued) § 4. England. Persecution and executions under Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth. Charges of atheism. Lilly's polemic. Reginald Scot on witchcraft. The Family of Love. Hamond, Lewes, Kett. Apologetic literature. Influence of Machiavelli. Nashe's polemic. Marlowe, Raleigh, Harriott, Kyd. Protests of Pilkington and Hooker. Polemic of Bishop Morton. Shakespeare. The drama generally. Executions under James. Bacon. Suckling 1 § 5. Popular Thought in Europe. Callidius. Flade. Wier. Coornhert. Grotius. Gorlæus. Zwicker. Koerbagh. Beverland. Socinianism. The case of Spain. Cervantes 32 § 6. Scientific Thought. Copernicus. Giordano Bruno. Vanini. Galileo. The Aristotelian strife. Vives. Ramus. Descartes. Gassendi 41 Chap. XIV--British Freethought in the Seventeenth Century § 1. Lord Herbert of Cherbury. Hobbes. Selden 69 § 2. The popular ferment: attempted suppression of heresy by Parliament. Lawrence Clarkson. The Levellers and Toleration. Forms of unbelief. The term "rationalist." Propaganda against atheism. Culverwel. The Polemic of Henry More. Freethought at the Restoration. The case of Biddle. The protests of Howe, Stillingfleet, and Baxter. Freethought in Scotland. The argument of Mackenzie. English Apologetics of Casaubon, Ingelo, Temple, Wilkins, Tillotson, Cudworth, Boyle, and others. Martin Clifford. Emergence of Deism. Avowals of Archdeacon Parker, Sherlock, and South. Dryden. Discussion on miracles. Charles Blount. Leslie's polemic. Growth of apologetic literature. Toland. The Licensing Act 75 § 3. Literary, scientific, and academic developments. Sir Thomas Browne. Jeremy Taylor. John Spencer. Joseph Glanvill. Cartesianism. Glisson. Influence of Gassendi. Resistance to Copernican theory. Lord Falkland. Colonel Fry. Locke. Bury. Temple. The Marquis of Halifax. Newton. Unitarianism. Penn. Firmin. Latitudinarianism. Tillotson. Dr. T. Burnet. Dr. B. Connor. John Craig. The "rationalists" 100 Chap. XV--French and Dutch Freethought in the Seventeenth Century