John Locke: Writings on ReligionJohn Locke was a founder and shaper of modern thought and society, and his books are among the most influential ever written. He lived at a time of heightened religious sensibility, and religious motives and theological beliefs were fundamental to his philosophical outlook. Victor Nuovo brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive collection of Locke's writings on religion and theology. Read together, and in context, these writings illustrate the deep and pervasive religious motivation in Locke's thought. They are key texts in intellectual history. |
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Page xvii
... duty suitable to the rational nature of human beings . For such beings , the practice of religion requires belief that God exists and is infinitely perfect , that he is the creator of the world and everything in it and thereby has a ...
... duty suitable to the rational nature of human beings . For such beings , the practice of religion requires belief that God exists and is infinitely perfect , that he is the creator of the world and everything in it and thereby has a ...
Page xix
... duty of mankind to fulfil the moral conditions of salvation . Locke takes his place alongside the representatives of this tender - hearted tradition by restricting the consequences of Adam's sin to mere mortality , by rejecting the ...
... duty of mankind to fulfil the moral conditions of salvation . Locke takes his place alongside the representatives of this tender - hearted tradition by restricting the consequences of Adam's sin to mere mortality , by rejecting the ...
Page xx
... duties owed him by mankind , and the expectation of reward and punishment . A rational theologian may accept the possibility of a revelation , and , in Locke's case , argue the necessity of it . Yet here also , reason is instrumental ...
... duties owed him by mankind , and the expectation of reward and punishment . A rational theologian may accept the possibility of a revelation , and , in Locke's case , argue the necessity of it . Yet here also , reason is instrumental ...
Page xxiii
... duty to be practised by the individual Christian , one that cannot be fulfilled by another . Indifferency , the theme of ยง 34 ( para . 68 ) of the Conduct , is Locke's recommended antidote to prejudice or prejudgement . It is the ...
... duty to be practised by the individual Christian , one that cannot be fulfilled by another . Indifferency , the theme of ยง 34 ( para . 68 ) of the Conduct , is Locke's recommended antidote to prejudice or prejudgement . It is the ...
Page xxiv
... duties owed to him , and the posthumous consequences that will befall those who do them and those who do not . He asserts the capacity of human beings to discover the divine law of nature and to obey it . He represents the human person ...
... duties owed to him , and the posthumous consequences that will befall those who do them and those who do not . He asserts the capacity of human beings to discover the divine law of nature and to obey it . He represents the human person ...
Contents
THEOLOGY ITS SOURCES AND THE PRAGMATICS OF ASSENT | 1 |
MORALITY AND RELIGION | 7 |
ADVERSARIA THEOLOGICA 94 | 19 |
INSPIRATION REVELATION SCRIPTURE AND FAITH | 35 |
THE NATURE AND AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH | 67 |
THE REASONABLENESS OF CHRISTIANITY | 85 |
FALL AND REDEMPTION | 227 |
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