A history of freethought : in the nineteenth century
Volume 1: Part I The reign of orthodoxy: the religious reaction in Britain religious reaction on the continent social reaction in the United States freethinking reaction in Britain and America the natural sciences, before Darwin Biblical criticism to Baur the religious resistance, 1800-1850 philosophy and ethics in transition. Part II - The General Advice: British and American writers, 1840-1870 European literature freethought organization. Volume 2: Part III - The scientific advance: the doctrine of evolution. Part IV - the doctrine of orthodoxy: the turning of the balance later Biblical criticism later philosophy and ethics outlying fields summary and conclusions.