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Leslie Stephen (1832-1904) was a writer, philosopher and literary critic whose work was published widely in the nineteenth century. As a young man Stephen was ordained deacon, but he later became agnostic and much of his work reflects his interest in challenging popular religion. This two-volume work, first published in 1876, is no exception: it focuses on the eighteenth-century deist controversy and its effects, as well as the reactions to what Stephen saw as a revolution in thought. Comprehensive and full of detailed analysis, this is an important work in the history of ideas. Volume 1 contains a thorough discussion of the arguments for and against deism. The debate is placed in a wider philosophical context and the works of Descartes, Locke and Hume are all discussed in detail. The volume concludes with an examination of theological thought at the end of the century.

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The current selection discusses the light of nature. Topics for discussion include: 1. religion; 2. providence; 3. thought; 4. reason; 5. vanity; and 6. spirituality. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).

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The present work contains Abraham Tucker's The light of nature pursued, as well as Some account of the life of the author by Sir H. P. St. John Mildmay. This volume addresses these topics in twelve individual chapters. The book's main themes involve morality and motivation, with examinations of a number of "cardinal virtues" and personality traits central to human nature. Among others, the topics of perception, conviction, understanding, pleasure, personality, desire, and prosocial behavior are explored in detail. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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The author discusses a number of aspects of Christian beliefs and practice as they relate to specific topics impacting on a religious existence. These issues are Hope, Charity, Our Neighbors, Devine Economy, Imitation of God, Christian Scheme, and Devine Services, and they are repeated as the book's individual chapter titles. The author maintains that "God has been pleased to lead mankind towards a sound understanding of himself, and an openness of heart to one another. Providence, I must own, is a favorite topic with me, and I am fond of setting it in every various light that may help to make it more clearly and more generally understood ... I hope there is nothing in this book detrimental to the Christian Religion as taught in our Church, but I flatter myself that there are some hints at least which may prove helpful towards a rational, yet orthodox explanation of some of its most difficult and important doctrines." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).

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