John #Toland's #Hypatia (1720) is interesting in the context of today's de-naming and 'cancellation' controversies.

On Toland's telling of the story, Cyril actively promotes deadly violence against the innocent Hypatia b/c of a political & ideological rivalry, but nevertheless is revered as a saint b/c he mouthed the right nonsense words in the Christological controversies. Toland sees this reverence as a threat to religious toleration in his own time & place.

#history #philosophy #religion