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History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion

Adam Storey Farrar

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  • Book language: English
  • 752 pages

A collection of eight Bampton Lectures delivered at Oxford in 1862, by Adam Storey Farrar. It surveys free thought and unbelief in relation to Christianity, from early heathen opposition through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Deism, French infidelity, German theology, and modern England. A useful historical overview for listeners interested in religious controversy and intellectual history.

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History of Free Thought
in Reference to
The Christian Religion
Eight Lectures
Preached Before The
University of Oxford, in the year M.DCCC.LXII.,
on the Foundation of the Late Rev. John
Bampton, M.A., Canon of Salisbury.
By
Adam Storey Farrar, M.A.

Michel Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford.
New York:
D. Appleton And Company,
443 & 445 Broadway.
1863
Contents
Will of Rev. John Bampton.
Preface.
Analysis of the lectures.
Lecture I. On The Subject, Method, And Purpose Of The
Course Of Lectures.
Lecture II. The Literary Opposition of Heathens Against
Christianity in the Early Ages.
Lecture III. Free Thought During The Middle Ages, and At
The Renaissance; Together With Its Rise in Modern Times.
Lecture IV. Deism in England Previous to A.D. 1760.
Lecture V. Infidelity in France in the Eighteenth Century,
and Unbelief in England Subsequent to 1760.
Lecture VI. Free Thought In The Theology Of Germany
From 1750-1835.
Lecture VII. Free Thought: In Germany Subsequently To
1835; And In France During The Present Century.
Lecture VIII. Free Thought in England in the Present
Century; Summary of the Course of Lectures; Inferences in
Reference to Present Dangers and Duties.

Notes.
Lecture I.
Lecture II.
Lecture III.
Lecture IV.
Lecture V.
Lecture VI.
Lecture VII.
Lecture VIII.
Index.
Footnotes

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Contents

  1. Contents
  2. Will of Rev. John Bampton.
  3. Preface.
  4. Analysis of the lectures.
  5. Lecture I. On The Subject, Method, And Purpose Of The Course Of Lectures.
  6. Lecture II. The Literary Opposition of Heathens Against Christianity in the Early Ages.
  7. Lecture III. Free Thought During The Middle Ages, and At The Renaissance; Together With Its Rise in Modern Times.
  8. Lecture IV. Deism in England Previous to A.D. 1760.
  9. Lecture V. Infidelity in France in the Eighteenth Century, and Unbelief in England Subsequent to 1760.
  10. Lecture VI. Free Thought In The Theology Of Germany From 1750-1835.
  11. Lecture VII. Free Thought: In Germany Subsequently To 1835; And In France During The Present Century.
  12. Lecture VIII. Free Thought in England in the Present Century; Summary of the Course of Lectures; Inferences in Reference
  13. Notes.
  14. Index.
  15. Footnotes

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