Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2016-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 99 Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon) 1856 1933 Robertson, John Mackinnon A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2 Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumes 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.) "A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2" by J. M. Robertson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of freethought through various significant periods and events, particularly focusing on England, Germany, France, and other European contexts from the Reformation through to the 19th century. This volume highlights the struggles, persecution, and intellectual developments surrounding the rise of rationalism and secular thought in the face of prevailing religious dogmas. The opening portion of the work discusses the transition to modern freethought in England during a turbulent historical period that included the reigns of Henry VIII, Mary, and Elizabeth. It highlights the harsh penalties faced by those expressing heterodox beliefs, such as Anabaptists and Unitarians, emphasizing the severity of religious persecution. Additionally, the text documents various notable freethinkers from this era, their philosophical explorations, and the cultural conditions that fostered skepticism, as well as the tensions between belief and criticism within the literary and scientific communities of the time. This early discussion sets the stage for a broader examination of the development of freethought and rationalism across Europe in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Free thought -- History BL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 2645646 2645642 2024-09-21T16:50:55.364098 2023-09-22T13:21:14.430991 text/html text/html 2657765 2016-05-25T08:57:10 text/html; charset=us-ascii 892771 2016-05-25T08:57:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 925452 2024-09-21T16:51:52.416318 application/epub+zip 1012051 2024-09-21T16:51:07.207036 application/epub+zip 1004328 2024-09-21T16:51:01.214251 application/epub+zip 1747842 2024-09-21T16:52:19.278177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1609894 2024-09-21T16:51:45.275378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1583912 2022-09-23T19:24:58.453369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1581379 1581142 2024-09-21T16:50:44.846158 2023-09-22T13:21:04.336911 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1579478 2016-05-25T08:57:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 621921 2016-05-25T08:57:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18568 2024-09-21T16:52:19.511171 application/rdf+xml 18793 2024-09-21T16:51:01.952059 image/jpeg 2510 2024-09-21T16:51:01.629064 image/jpeg 857367 2024-09-21T16:50:55.552108 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia