Natural religion and the nature of religion : the legacy of deism

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Natural religion and the nature of religion : the legacy of deism

Peter Byrne

(Routledge religious studies)

Routledge, 1989

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Includes bibliography (p. 260-265) and index

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Focuses on the thought of the English deists to show how their ideas generated - through the concept of natural religion - the global and historical perspective which is today the basis of the study of religion. This book should be of interest to students and lecturers of theology and religious studies.

Table of Contents

1. The Concept of Natural Religion 2. Humanism and Rationalism 3. Deism and the Case for Natural Religion 4. Deism and the Criticism of Religion 5. The Progress of the Concept of Natural Religion 6. Religion, Romanticism and Idealism 7. Natural Religion and the Science of Religion 8. The Contemporary Study of Religions.

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