01843cam a22003493u 4500 991 UtSlPG 20260610133039.0 m cr n 260607r1997||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 B Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677 A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III] Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1997 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractatus_Theologico-Politicus Release date is 1997-07-16 Joseph B. Yesselman. HTML version by Al Haines. "A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III]" by Benedictus de Spinoza is a philosophical work published in 1670. Written anonymously in Latin to escape persecution, this treatise critically examines the Bible and organized religion while arguing for separation of church and state. Spinoza advocates for democracy, freedom of speech, and religious liberty, positioning the state's primary role as guaranteeing citizen freedom. The work challenged ecclesiastical authority so provocatively that one critic called it "Forged in hell by the apostate Jew working together with the devil." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Philosophy and religion -- Early works to 1800 Free thought -- Early works to 1800 Political science -- Early works to 1800 Elwes, R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro), 1853-1892 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/991 43110 43110