Bayle the Sceptic / Howard Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Howard, 1885-1977, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calvinism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [1931]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Re-examines the life, opinions, and influence of the Pierre Bayle on the topics of Calvinism, toleration, scripture, and human shortcomings.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Contents

I. Backgrounds

II. Bayle and Popular Superstition

III. Catholic France and The Huguenots

IV. Bayle and The Movement for Toleration

V. A Citizen of The Republic of Letters

VI. The Victim of Intolerance

VII. The Publication of The Historical Dictionary

VIII. The Dictionary - Miracles and The Bible

IX. The Dictionary - Human Shortcomings

X. The Dictionary - Scepticism

XI. Bayle's Last Years

XII. Life after Death

XIII. The Return from Exile

Appendix

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231878838

0231878834

OCLC:

1100431152