Jeffrey Wigelsworth

Deism in Enlightenment England (eBook, ePUB)

Theology, politics, and Newtonian public science

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first complete study of English deists as a group in several decades and it argues for a new interpretation of deism in the English Enlightenment. While there have been many recent studies of the deist John Toland, the writings of other contemporary deists have been forgotten. With extensive analysis of lesser known figures such as Anthony Collins, Matthew Tindal, Thomas Chub, and Thomas Morgan, in addition to unique insights into Toland, Deism in Enlightenment England offers a much broader assessment of what deism entailed in the eighteenth century. Readers will see how previous interpretations of English deists, which place these figures on an irreligious trajectory leading towards modernity, need to be revised. This book uses deists to address a number of topics and themes and theme in English history and will be of particular interest to scholars of Enlightenment history, history of science, theology and politics, and the early modern era.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verso
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847797308
• Artikelnr.: 44042864

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey R. Wigelsworth

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The importance of deist theology 1. The meaning of 1689: politics and theology
1694-1700 2. The issue of succession: politics and theology
1701-9 3. Matter
motion
and Newtonian public science
1695-1714 4. The spectre of high-church: politics and theology
1709-19 5. Matter
motion
and Newtonian public science
1720-41 6. The age of Walpole: politics and theology
1720-41 Conclusion: Radical no more Bibliography Index