TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spinoza,Benedictus de
AU  - Elwes,R.H.M.
TI  - A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III]
AV  - B 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Philosophy and religion -- Early works to 1800
KW  - Free thought -- Early works to 1800
KW  - Political science -- Early works to 1800
N1  - 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; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "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.)
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ER  -