BUTLER, JOSEPH


Meaning of BUTLER, JOSEPH in English

(1692-1752) British bishop, theologian and apologist; (in Analogy of Religion ) used empirical argument to defeat Deism ; natural religion is insufficient without complementary revelation; probable truth of revealed religion is as strong as probable truth of natural religion.

Theological and philosophical biography English dict.      Английский словарь богословской и философской биографии .