Father of English Deism

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:activeDuring 17th century
gptkbp:advocatesFor reason over revelation
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:John_Toland
gptkbp:contributedTo Enlightenment thought
gptkbp:controversy religious orthodoxy
gptkbp:criticism supernaturalism
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:hasFacilities Matthew_Tindal
gptkbp:hasImpactOn gptkb:the_Age_of_Enlightenment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Father of English Deism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Thomas_Paine
gptkbp:influencedBy Rationalism
gptkbp:inspiration freethinkers
gptkbp:isChallengedBy dogmatic theology
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor religious authorities
gptkbp:isEngagedIn the Deist community
gptkbp:isExaminedBy the history of philosophy
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy his_views_on_Christianity
gptkbp:isIncorporatedIn the Enlightenment era
on religious philosophy
questioned traditional beliefs.
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy the development of modern philosophy
the Scientific Revolution
later_Deists
the_rise_of_secularism_in_England
gptkbp:isKnownFor his writings on religion
his advocacy of reason
gptkbp:isPartOf intellectual freedom
moral philosophy
the separation of church and state
religious thought
the use of reason in religion
the discourse on religion and reason
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy his peers
gptkbp:isRegardedAs a rationalist thinker
gptkbp:knownFor Deism
gptkbp:locatedIn God as a creator
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:promoted natural religion
gptkbp:publishes Christianity_Not_Mysterious
gptkbp:viewpoint a precursor to modern secularism
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
religious dogma
traditional religious beliefs
the_development_of_Deism_in_England
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn gptkb:England
philosophical circles
gptkbp:wasPartOf the Deist movement
gptkbp:wrote The_Life_of_John_Milton