Reformation, Renaissance, Enlightenment

Michael Ruse

Part III - Reformation, Renaissance, Enlightenment

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Michael Ruse

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Michael Ruse: Affiliation:
Florida State University
Stephen Bullivant: Affiliation:
St Mary's University, Twickenham, London

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Information: The Cambridge History of Atheism , pp. 181 - 326

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