Thomas Woolston

Thomas Woolston
Thomas Woolston
Born	November 1668 (baptised); Northampton, England
Died	27 January 1733 (aged 64)
Nationality	English
Education	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Occupation	Theologian
Known for	Allegorical interpretation of Scripture, Deistical controversy
Notable work	"The Old Apology for the Truth of the Christian Religion against the Jews and Gentiles Revived" (1705),; "The Moderator between an Infidel and an Apostate" (1725), ; "Discourses on the Miracles of the New Testament" (1727-1729)

Thomas Woolston (baptised November 1668 – 27 January 1733)^[1]^[2] was an English theologian. Although he was often classed as a deist, his biographer William H. Trapnell regards him as an Anglican who held unorthodox theological views.

^ William H. Trapnell, Thomas Woolston: Madman and Deist? Thoemmes Press, 1994. ISBN 1-85506-227-5
^ Trapnell, William H. "Woolston, Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29963. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[1] William H. Trapnell, Thomas Woolston: Madman and Deist? Thoemmes Press, 1994. ISBN 1-85506-227-5

[2] Trapnell, William H. "Woolston, Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29963. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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Thomas Woolston
Born	November 1668 (baptised) Northampton, England
Died	27 January 1733 (aged 64)
Nationality	English
Education	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Occupation	Theologian
Known for	Allegorical interpretation of Scripture, Deistical controversy
Notable work	"The Old Apology for the Truth of the Christian Religion against the Jews and Gentiles Revived" (1705), "The Moderator between an Infidel and an Apostate" (1725), "Discourses on the Miracles of the New Testament" (1727-1729)