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John Toland was the first person called a freethinker(by Bishop Berkeley) and went on to write over a hundred books in various domains but mostly dedicated to criticising ecclesiastical institutions. A great deal of his intellectual activity was dedicated to writing political tracts in support of the Whigcause.
John Willard Toland (June 29, 1912 – January 4, 2004) was an American writer and historian. He is best known for a biography of Adolf Hitler and a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II-era Japan, The Rising Sun.
John Toland (born Nov. 30, 1670, County Donegal, Ire.—died March 11, 1722, Putney, near London, Eng.) was a controversial Irish-born British freethinker whose rationalist philosophy forced church historians to seriously consider questions concerning the biblical canon.
Jan 1, 1992 · Pulitzer Prize-winning historian John Toland’s classic, definitive biography of Adolf Hitler remains the most thorough, readable, accessible, and, as much as possible, objective account of the life of a man whose evil effect on the world in the twentieth century will always be felt.
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Dec 5, 2019 · Pulitzer Prize-winning historian John Toland’s classic, definitive biography of Adolf Hitler remains the most thorough, readable, accessible, and, as much as possible, objective account of the life of a man whose evil affect on the world in the twentieth century will always be felt.
This website is dedicated to the Irish-born rationalist philosopher and freethinker, John Toland (1670-1722). It serves as a free online resource about all matters pertaining to Toland, his life and work, the times in which he lived and the social movement that he represented.
Nov 30, 2020 · The 350th anniversary of the birth of Irish rationalist philosopher, John Toland (1670-1722), which falls today, is being observed with the re-issue of Some Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mr. John Toland by Pierre des Maizeaux, first published in 1726.
Aug 26, 2021 · John Toland, deist philosopher and religious reformer, was born in the Irish county of Donegal in 1670 and died near London in 1722. Toland was raised as a Catholic but rejected his religious upbringing as a young man.
May 23, 2018 · The controversial British scholar John Toland (1670-1722) is classified as a deist, although the term is not totally suitable to the content of his work or the range of his activities as a linguist, translator, political and religious polemicist, and diplomat.
Drawing on a variety of published and unpublished material representing Toland's broad interests, Professor Daniel reveals a common theme emphasizing man&#...
