A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 2 of 2 by J. M. Robertson

3. German "rationalism," proceeding from English deism, moving

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towards naturalist as against supernaturalist conceptions, dissolving the notion of the miraculous in both Old and New Testament history, analysing the literary structure of the sacred books, and all along affecting studious thought in other countries.