A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 1 of 2 / Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumes
Listen FreeFree AI audiobook with natural voice. No signup required.
About This Book
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute th...
Chapters (91)
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- A SHORT HISTORY OF FREETHOUGHT Chapter I INTRODUCTORY
- § 1. Origin and Meaning of the Word
- § 2. Previous Histories
- § 3. The Psychology of Freethinking
- Chapter II PRIMITIVE FREETHINKING
- Chapter III PROGRESS UNDER ANCIENT RELIGIONS
- § 1. Early Association and Competition of Cults
- § 2. The Process in India
- § 3. Mesopotamia
- § 4. Ancient Persia
- § 5. Egypt
- § 6. Phoenicia
- § 7. Ancient China
- § 8. Mexico and Peru
- § 9. The Common Forces of Degeneration
- Chapter IV RELATIVE FREETHOUGHT IN ISRAEL
- § 1
- § 2
- § 3
- Chapter V FREETHOUGHT IN GREECE
- § 1
- § 2
- § 3
- § 4
- § 5
- § 6
- § 7
- § 8
- § 9
- Chapter VI FREETHOUGHT IN ANCIENT ROME
- § 1
- § 2
- § 3
- § 4
- Chapter VII ANCIENT CHRISTIANITY AND ITS OPPONENTS
- § 1
- § 2
- § 3
- § 4
- § 5
- § 6
- Chapter VIII FREETHOUGHT UNDER ISLAM1
- § 1
- § 2
- § 3
- § 4
- § 5
- § 6
- Chapter IX CHRISTENDOM IN THE MIDDLE AGES
- § 1. Heresy in Byzantium
- § 2. Critical Heresy in the West
- § 3. Popular Anti-Clerical Heresy
- § 4. Heresy in Southern France
- § 5. Freethought in the Schools
- § 6. Saracen and Jewish Influences
- § 7. Freethought in Italy
- § 8. Sects and Orders
- § 9. Thought in Spain
- § 10. Thought in England
- § 11. Thought in France
- § 12. Thought in the Teutonic Countries
- Chapter X FREETHOUGHT IN THE RENAISSANCE
- § 1. The Italian Evolution
- § 2. The French Evolution
- § 3. The English Evolution
- § 4. The Remaining European Countries
- Chapter XI THE REFORMATION, POLITICALLY CONSIDERED
- § 1. The German Conditions
- § 2. The Problem in Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands
- § 3. The Hussite Failure in Bohemia
- § 4. Anti-Papalism in Hungary
- § 5. Protestantism in Poland
- § 6. The Struggle in France
- § 7. The Political Process in Britain
- Chapter XII THE REFORMATION AND FREETHOUGHT
- § 1. Germany and Switzerland
- § 2. England
- § 3. The Netherlands
- § 4. Conclusion
- Chapter XIII THE RISE OF MODERN FREETHOUGHT
- § 1. The Italian Influence
- § 2. Spain
- § 3. France
- Colophon
- Availability
- Encoding
- Revision History
- External References
- Corrections
How to Listen
- 1. Click "Listen Free" above
- 2. The book opens in CastReader's browser reader
- 3. Click the play button — AI narration starts with word highlighting
- 4. Use "Send to Phone" to continue listening on your phone
More by J. M. Robertson
FAQ
Is this audiobook really free?
Yes. "A Short History of Freethought Ancient and Modern, Volume 1 of 2 / Third edition, Revised and Expanded, in two volumes" is a public domain work from Project Gutenberg. CastReader converts it to audio using AI text-to-speech for free. No account or payment needed.
What does the AI voice sound like?
CastReader uses Kokoro TTS, a natural-sounding AI voice. It handles punctuation, names, and dialogue naturally. Most listeners forget it's AI after a few minutes.
Can I listen on my phone?
Yes. Open the book, then use "Send to Phone" to stream audio to your phone via Telegram. No app download needed.