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 xv
... true of much of what he wrote . Religion is the principal theme of some of his works , but most of his other writings , when properly contextualized , also bear upon it . His contemporary readers , whether friendly or hostile , were ...
... true of much of what he wrote . Religion is the principal theme of some of his works , but most of his other writings , when properly contextualized , also bear upon it . His contemporary readers , whether friendly or hostile , were ...
Page xvii
... true end i.e. the honour and veneration of the Creator and the happynesse of man kinde ' . In an era that required removing the ' rubbish ' of Aristotelianism to make way for the new science , there are noticeable remnants of ...
... true end i.e. the honour and veneration of the Creator and the happynesse of man kinde ' . In an era that required removing the ' rubbish ' of Aristotelianism to make way for the new science , there are noticeable remnants of ...
Page xxvi
... true according to the weight of evidence available to us ; that , therefore , assent must be voluntary , since it is an obligation ; and , accordingly , that the giving of assent is subject to moral praise or blame . As Locke represents ...
... true according to the weight of evidence available to us ; that , therefore , assent must be voluntary , since it is an obligation ; and , accordingly , that the giving of assent is subject to moral praise or blame . As Locke represents ...
Page xxix
... true religion from heaven , abolished this division and united the two offices in his own person , thereby also uniting the domains of revelation and reason . He abolished the need for priestcraft and refounded religion on morality . As ...
... true religion from heaven , abolished this division and united the two offices in his own person , thereby also uniting the domains of revelation and reason . He abolished the need for priestcraft and refounded religion on morality . As ...
Page xxxvii
... true religion whose principles are already accepted avoids circularity . To theists , who know or believe that God exists , and that he is almighty , wise , and good , the occurrence of an apparently supernatural event would be ...
... true religion whose principles are already accepted avoids circularity . To theists , who know or believe that God exists , and that he is almighty , wise , and good , the occurrence of an apparently supernatural event would be ...
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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