TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spinoza,Benedictus de
AU  - Elwes,R.H.M.
TI  - A Theological-Political Treatise [Part IV]
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 IV]" by Benedictus de Spinoza is a philosophical work published in 1670. Written anonymously in Latin amid growing religious intolerance in the Dutch Republic, this controversial treatise challenges ecclesiastical authority and champions freedom of thought. Spinoza critically analyzes the Bible and organized religion while arguing for the separation of church and state. He contends that democracy, freedom of speech, and religious liberty serve citizens best, with the state guaranteeing individual freedoms. The work sparked immediate outrage, with one critic calling it "forged in hell." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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ER  -