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FONSECA (Tomás da). SERMÕES da Montanha: I, A Religião e o Povo. Lisboa. 1909. - FONSECA (Tomás da) SERMÕES da Montanha: I, A Religião e o Povo . Lisboa: Typographia António Maria Antunes, 1909. 262 pp.; 235 mm. Sermons on the Mount is one of Tomás da Fonseca's most celebrated and controversial works, published the year before the establishment of the Republic, at a time of intense anti-clerical debate in Portugal. Written in the form of a direct dialogue with the people, the work systematically and combatively exposes a critique of religion in general and Catholicism in particular, arguing that religious institutions constitute an obstacle to popular emancipation. The work has been reprinted, including an expanded edition published by Livraria Chardron in Porto in 1912, and a Brazilian edition in 1953. Much of Tomás da Fonseca's work was censored and banned during the Sidonist and Salazarist dictatorships. First edition, rare. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate