Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ankara Universitesi Ilahiyat Fakultesi Dergisi, cilt.60, sa.2, ss.355-377, 2019 (Scopus)
One of the critical issues in the philosophy of Enlightenment was the leap from natural philosophy to science. As a result of the quest to uncover the mathematical principles of natural philosophy, which was identified with Newton in the 17th century, the view toward God, universe, and mankind also changed. In this process, attempts to harmonize Christianity with reason and nature were increased. The wish to have a religion in harmony with nature and reason gave way to different interpretations within Christianity described as religious rationalists. In this period, moreover, there emerged "natural religion" discourse, mainly advocated by deists. John Toland, who distinguished himself with his intellectual profile and many works and whose ideas were closely followed, also defended the concept of natural religion. By surveying Toland's views on God, religion, and revelation, this study will examine Toland's evaluation of the traditional structure of Christianity through the prism of his notion of natural religion.