# Freethought and Freedom: John Toland and the Nature of Reason

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/freethought-and-freedom-john-toland-and-the-nature-of-reason>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** November 22, 2017

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George H. Smith explains the controversial arguments of the deist John Toland, as defended in _Christianity not Mysterious_.

George H. Smith explains the controversial arguments of the deist John Toland, as defended in _Christianity not Mysterious_.

[Originally published in essay form on April 17, 2015.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/freethought-freedom-john-toland-nature-reason)