Part of: History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, 2 vols. History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, vol. 2
- William Edward Hartpole Lecky (author)
Lecky discusses the decline in the belief of magic and miracles, the rise of religious persecution, the gradual secularisation of politics, and the rise of toleration and rationalism.