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This scholarly work examines the interconnected philosophical and historical critiques of David Hume and Edward Gibbon against eighteenth-century Christianity. Through ten chapters, the book traces how these two influential thinkers - Hume as a premier philosopher and Gibbon as a consummate historian - worked to naturalise the study of Christianity by shifting focus to its social and political dimensions rather than its supernatural claims. The volume provides the most comprehensive analysis available of how philosophical history mounted a systematic challenge to Christian doctrine and belief. By exploring their shared iconoclasm and methodological innovations, this Springer publication reveals how Hume and Gibbon fundamentally transformed scholarly discourse around religion, miracles, and faith during the Enlightenment period.

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Ten chapters examining the complementary philosophical and historical approaches of both Hume and Gibbon to critiquing Christian theology and practice.

Comprehensive analysis of how Hume and Gibbon naturalised the study of Christianity through social and political rather than supernatural frameworks.

Part of the International Archives of the History of Ideas series, volume 154, positioning this work within established scholarly historiography traditions.

Explores the iconoclastic methods employed by these two major Enlightenment thinkers in their systematic challenge to Christian belief and miracle narratives.

Published by Springer, offering academic rigour in the study of eighteenth-century philosophical history and its confrontation with Christianity.

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Brand: Springer
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0792347854
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Historical Study & Educational Resources > Historiography
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 30 November 1997
Listed Since: 06 February 2007

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