John Locke: Writings on ReligionOxford University Press, 2002 - 290 pages John 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
... believed that his writings would benefit true religion . His critics and defamers feared that they would lead many astray into heresy and impiety , and he was forced to defend himself against them in long and often acrimonious ...
... believed that his writings would benefit true religion . His critics and defamers feared that they would lead many astray into heresy and impiety , and he was forced to defend himself against them in long and often acrimonious ...
Page xvii
... believed that religion is the only way to perfect happiness and that Christianity was the only sure way to it . Being a Christian involves first of all believing that Jesus is the Messiah , the divinely appointed king of the universe ...
... believed that religion is the only way to perfect happiness and that Christianity was the only sure way to it . Being a Christian involves first of all believing that Jesus is the Messiah , the divinely appointed king of the universe ...
Page xxi
... believed that there are two sources of theology : nature and revelation ; and two complementary forms of religion corresponding to them . God is the author and the object of both . There is nothing startling about this . Natural ...
... believed that there are two sources of theology : nature and revelation ; and two complementary forms of religion corresponding to them . God is the author and the object of both . There is nothing startling about this . Natural ...
Page xxii
... believed that theology had a scientific prospect that was as good if not better than most other natural disciplines . The other remedy is methodological . Locke , who was the first modern philosopher of language , was well aware of the ...
... believed that theology had a scientific prospect that was as good if not better than most other natural disciplines . The other remedy is methodological . Locke , who was the first modern philosopher of language , was well aware of the ...
Page xxxvii
... believed by an observer of it to be contrary to nature and , hence , supernatural . The remainder of the Discourse is a defence of this definition against obvious objections : first , that , on this definition , what is taken to be a ...
... believed by an observer of it to be contrary to nature and , hence , supernatural . The remainder of the Discourse is a defence of this definition against obvious objections : first , that , on this definition , what is taken to be a ...
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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