Lecture 18: Hume’s “Of Miracles,” Part 2
The final lecture gives an overview of the second part of Hume’s argument in ‘Of Miracles’, with responses from William Adams, George Campbe...
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Ian Ramsey Centre: The Deist Controversy
The Deist Controversy was an extended debate that took place first in England and then Continental Europe roughly from the late 1600s through the mid 1700s. The deists, most of whom believed...
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18 episodesLecture 17: Hume’s “Of Miracles,” Part 1
The second in this series on Hume explicates the details of his argument and gives an explanation of the argument in part one, as well as re...
Lecture 16: David Hume: Introduction to “Of Miracles”
Here begins the discussion of David Hume, especially his essay ‘Of Miracles’ from his Philosophical Essays. This lecture includes differing...
Lecture 15: Dodwell and his Critics
This lecture wraps up the discussion of Dodwell, containing more of his thoughts, and reactions to them from Philip Doddridge and John Lelan...
Lecture 14: Annet and Dodwell
This lecture continues Annet’s response to the Tryal of the Witnesses and a rebuttal of him by Charles Moss. Another subject covered is the...
Lecture 13: Thomas Chubb and Peter Annet
This lecture details the ideas of two popular Deists, Thomas Chubb and Peter Annet, as well as responses by Caleb Fleming, Jonathan Edwards,...
Lecture 12: Butler’s Analogy of Religion
The Anglican Bishop Joseph Butler’s Analogy of Religion, an important and influential work in the Deist controversy, is the content of this...
Lecture 11: Tindal, Conybeare, and Foster
This lecture is primarily about the work of the Deist Matthew Tindal, and a possible influence of his in Fleetwood. Also included are his de...
Lecture 10: Woolston and Sherlock on the Resurrection
The Tryal of the Witnesses of the Resurrection by Thomas Sherlock is the focus of this lecture. Sherlock’s work is a thorough refutation of...
Lecture 09: Collins and Woolston on Prophecy and Miracles
This lecture continues the discussion of Collins, but also adds the thoughts of Thomas Woolston and his Discourses on the Miracles of Our Sa...
Lecture 08: Anthony Collins on Free-Thinking and Christianity
This lecture focuses on Anthony Collins, one of the major figures in the Deist movement, and includes responses by Bentley, Leland, and Chan...
Lecture 07: Shaftesbury on Free-Thinking and Religion
This lecture is primarily about the thoughts of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Earl of Shaftsbury, with a connection to modern thoughts along th...
Lecture 06: Early Deism: Early Responses; Toland
This lecture continues the early response to Deism with Richard Baxter, including his view of the relationship between faith and reason, plu...
Lecture 05: Early Deism: Herbert, Spinoza, Blount
This lecture begins a detailed discussion of Deistic thought, starting with the early Deists, Herbert of Cherbury, later plagiarized in Char...
Lecture 04: Background: Philosophical and Religious Thought
In this lecture Dr McGrew gives a short history of philosophy and religion, especially the lesser known figures, which affected and influenc...
Lecture 03: Background: History of Science
This lecture is a quick summary of the history of science from Aristotle to Newton. Dr McGrew also includes a brief discussion of why the hi...
Lecture 02: Background: Civil History of England
This lecture is a brief introduction to the political and religious climate in England which set the backdrop to the Deist controversy.
Lecture 01: Introduction: What was the Deist Controversy?
The first lecture gives a brief overview of the Deist controversy, what Deism is, and when the controversy was. This also includes an introd...