History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe

Categories: History, Religion & Spirituality

W. E. H. Lecky's 1865 history of how rationalism displaced theological modes of thought in Europe. He traces the decline of belief in magic and witchcraft, changing attitudes toward miracles, persecution and religious toleration, and the secularization of politics and economic life from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century.

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• Winston Churchill: “Mr. Lecky, in his Rise and Influence of Rationalism and History of European Morals, both of which I read this winter, established in my mind a predominantly secular view.”