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John Toland Bibliography

Primary Sources

Toland, J. (1696). Christianity not mysterious: Or, A treatise shewing that there is nothing in the Gospel contrary to reason, nor above it; and that no Christian doctrine can be properly call’d a mystery. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (1697). An apology for Mr. Toland. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (1697). An argument shewing that a standing army is inconsistent with a free government, and absolutely destructive to the constitution of the English monarchy. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (1698). The militia reformed: An easy scheme of furnishing England with a constant land force… without endangering the public liberty. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (1698). The life of John Milton: Containing, besides the history of his works, several extraordinary characters of men and books, sects, parties, and opinions. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (1699). Amyntor: Or, A defence of Milton’s life. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (Ed.). (1700). Oceana and other works of James Harrington. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (1701). The art of governing by parties. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (1701). Anglia libera: Or, The limitation and succession of the crown of England explained and asserted. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (1701). Propositions for uniting the two East-India companies. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (1704). Letters to Serena: Containing I. The origin and force of prejudices. II. The history of the soul’s immortality among the heathens. III. The origin of idolatry…. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (ca. 1705). Primitive constitution of the Christian Church. [Manuscript or clandestine publication]

Toland, J. (1714). Reasons for naturalizing the Jews in Great Britain and Ireland: On the same foot with all other nations. Containing also, A defence of the Jews against vulgar prejudices. London: [s.n.]..

Toland, J. (1718). Nazarenus: Or, Jewish, Gentile, and Mahometan Christianity. London: J. Brown, J. Roberts, & J. Brotherton.

Toland, J. (1720). Tetradymus: Containing I. Hodegus; II. Clidophorus; III. Hypatia; IV. Mangoneutes. London: [s.n.].

Toland, J. (1720). Pantheisticon: Or, the form of celebrating the Socratic-society. London: S. Paterson. (Privately printed).

Toland, J. (1726). Physic without physicians. London: [s.n.]

Secondary Sources

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2025, March 7). John Toland. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Toland

This is a very short summary of John Toland’s Life and Works. It simplifies the basics of John Tolands progession from Catholic to Pantheist over the course of his life.

LUCCI, DIEGO. “JOHN TOLAND’S ARGUMENT FOR RELIGIOUS TOLERATION IN NAZARENUS (1718).” Roczniki Filozoficzne / Annales de Philosophie / Annals of Philosophy 72, no. 3 (2024): 163–98. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27333519.

An interestingly recent article about John Toland’s work Nazarenus. The article explains how Toland came up with the ideas in his work, and how Toland believed that the three Abrahamic religions were three phases of the same monotheistic faith

Jayne, Edward, “John Toland’s Pivotal Version of Secularism at the Turn of the Eighteenth Century”
(2019).English Faculty Publications. 17.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/english_pubs/17

This is one of the only real articles that I have been able to find about John Toland and his works. It is a paper published by a student from Western Michigan University. I will fact check every piece of information I use from this source.