Voltaire's Revolution: Writings from His Campaign to Free Laws from Religion by G. K. Noyer - 2015

Prometheus Books. Used - Very Good. 2015. Paperback. Very Good.

Prometheus Books. Used - Like New. 2015. Paperback. Small publishers mark to text block. Otherwise, Fine.

Prometheus, 2015-07-14. Paperback. Used: Good.

Prometheus, 2015-07-14. Paperback. Used:Good.

Prometheus, 2015. Paperback. New. New trade softcover in glossy printed wraps. 8vo. (6 x 1.12 x 9 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes appendix, glossary, and bibliography. 397 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Voltaire, the pen name of François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), was one of the most influential leaders of the French Enlightenment. His defense of individual freedom of conscience and his criticisms of religious fanaticism and oppressive orthodoxy had a telling effect on Western history, inspiring several leading founders of America's new laws.This is the first English translation of many of his key texts from his famous pamphlet war for tolerance, written from 1750 to 1768, originally published under pseudonyms to avoid imprisonment and to educate the average citizen. Included are "The Sermon of Rabbi Akib" (a searing attack on anti-Semitism),"Prayer to God" (from the famousTreatise on Tolerance), the hugely popular "Catechism of the… Read More

Prometheus Books, 2015. Paperback. New. 397 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.