
Republican Learning
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Language
English
ISBN
0-7190-5714-0
Contents
Preface
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Introduction - Locating John Toland
Part I - Republics of learning
1 - ‘The traffic of books’: libraries, friends and conversation
2 - Publishing reason: John Toland and print and scribal communities
3 - Reading Scripture: the reception of Christianity not mysterious, 1696–1702
Part II - The war against tyranny and prejudice
4 - Editing the republic: Milton, Harrington and the Williamite monarchy, 1698–1714
5 - Anglia libera: Protestant liberties and the Hanoverian succession, 1700–14
6 - Sapere aude: ‘commonwealth’ politics under George I, 1714–22
Part III - Subversive learning
7 - Respublica mosaica: imposters, legislators and civil religion
8 - De studio theologia: patristic erudition and the attack on Scripture
9 - ‘A complete history of priestcraft’: The Druids and the origins of ancient virtue
Conclusion - Writing enlightenment
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