Three Essays on Religion
First edition title page | |
| Author | John Stuart Mill |
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| Language | English |
| Subjects | |
| Genre | Philosophy |
| Published | 1874 |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer |
| Publication place | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | xi + 257 |
| OCLC | 457883039 |
Three Essays on Religion: Nature, the Utility of Religion, and Theism is an 1874 book by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill, published posthumously by his stepdaughter Helen Taylor, who also wrote the introduction. It is made up of three essays: "Nature" and the "Utility of Religion" were both written between 1850 and 1858, while "Theism" was composed between 1868 and 1870. The book criticises traditional religious views and instead advocates a "religion of humanity".