Christianity Unveiled by Baron d'Holbach A Controversy in Documents,Used

Christianity Unveiled by Baron d'Holbach A Controversy in Documents,Used

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Dr Jonathan Miller has said that, dHolbach is an enormously important figure in the history of disbelief, (BBC Television, A Brief History of Disbelief, 2005). Through this new translation of dHolbachs Christianity Unveiled the first complete translation from the original French into English, together with a whole host of related documents never before translated the reader will come to an indepth appreciation of dHolbach, the courageous atheist, his society, and the cultural milieu in which he wrote and published. His atheism and criticism of Christianity and sovereigns who pandered to the Church outraged not only the religious establishment but also the state, so much so that he had to publish his work anonymously for fear of being arrested and incarcerated in the Bastille. His radical, outspoken ideas also scandalized famous intellectuals and men of letters of his day, such as Voltaire. This edition contains a wealth of biographical material on dHolbach and his circle, previously only available in French. Illustrated and annotated liberally, it sets all the documents in their biblical, historical, philosophical, political and cultural context. Chief amongst the supplementary documents are extracts from Bergiers voluminous refutation, expressly commissioned by the Catholic Church and published with a special papal blessing in an attempt to counter dHolbachs trenchant criticism: Bergier was one of the Churchs foremost intellectual giants. Christianity Unveiled: A Controversy in Documents also contains a survey of key events in the history and formation of the Christian Church, its infighting and ruthlessness in dealing with rival philosophies and with those whom it regarded as heretics. An extensive Glossary of terms and persons mentioned in the translations is also provided. Never before have dHolbachs life and times been set in context in such a scholarly yet highly accessible form, shedding light on this key figure of the Enlightenment in Europe and rescuing from oblivion this momentous work which the Church had sought to bury forever.

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