02073cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000360012624500670016226400510022930000470028033600260032733700260035333800360037950000310041552011920044653400450163865300280168385600430171199900170175430499UtSlPG20260610133709.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a04022443  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBL1 aFarrar, Adam Storey,d1826-190510aHistory of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-11-19  a"History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion" by Farrar is a critical historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work comprises a series of lectures delivered at the University of Oxford, focusing on the evolution of free thought and its implications for Christianity throughout various historical periods. Farrar aims to explore the struggles of the human mind against the confines of Christian doctrine while presenting an analysis of the intellectual and emotional causes underpinning this tension.  The opening of the book outlines its objectives, emphasizing the need to examine both the facts and causes behind the development of free thought as it relates to Christianity. Farrar sets the stage for a comprehensive analysis of significant historical currents, beginning with early opposition from pagan philosophies, through notable periods in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and culminating in modern expressions of skepticism and secularism. He highlights the importance of understanding the historical context of these ideas as well as the moral implications they may bear on faith and belief. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFree thought -- History40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30499  c71345d71345