Lecture 07: Shaftesbury on Free-Thinking and Religion

Ian Ramsey Centre: The Deist Controversy by Oxford University

Jun 22, 201724:29Religion & Spirituality

This lecture is primarily about the thoughts of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Earl of Shaftsbury, with a connection to modern thoughts along the same lines. Also, Shaftesbury’s thoughts are here scrutinized by Brown.

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