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REPUBLICAN LEARNING
JOHN TOLAND AND THE CRISIS OF CHRISTIAN CULTURE, 1696-1722 |
| By: |
Justin Champion |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£114.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1847790437 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781847790439 |
| Publisher: |
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
19 July, 2013 |
| Series: |
Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
Explores the life, thought and political commitments of the free-thinker John Toland (1670-1722). This work argues that Toland shaped the republican tradition after the Glorious Revolution into a practical and politically viable programme, focused not on destroying the monarchy, but on reforming public religion and the Church of England. |
| Synopsis: |
This book explores the life, thought and political commitments of the free-thinker John Toland (1670-1722). Studying both his private archive and published works, it illustrates how Toland moved in both subversive and elite political circles in England and abroad. It explores the connections between his republican political thought and his irreligious belief about Christian doctrine, the ecclesiastical establishment and divine revelation, arguing that far from being a marginal and insignificant figure, Toland counted queens, princes and government ministers as his friends and political associates. The book argues that Toland shaped the republican tradition after the Glorious Revolution into a practical and politically viable programme, focused not on destroying the monarchy, but on reforming public religion and the Church of England. It explores the connections between Toland's erudition and print culture, arguing that his intellectual project was aimed at compromising the authority of Christian 'knowledge' as much as the political power of the Church. -- . |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Manchester University Press Melland Schill Studies |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |