John Locke: Writings on ReligionOxford University Press, 2002 - 290 pages Locke lived at a time of heightened religious sensibility, and religious motives and theological beliefs were fundamental to his philosophical outlook. Here, Victor Nuovo brings together the first comprehensive collection of Locke's writings on religion and theology. These writings illustrate the deep religious motivation in Locke's thought. |
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Page xvi
... distinction between religion and theology is clearly made by John Wilkins in his Ecclesiastes , 8th edn . ( London , 1704 ) , 143 : Religion may be described to be , That general habit of reverence towards the Divine Nature , whereby we ...
... distinction between religion and theology is clearly made by John Wilkins in his Ecclesiastes , 8th edn . ( London , 1704 ) , 143 : Religion may be described to be , That general habit of reverence towards the Divine Nature , whereby we ...
Page xxvii
... distinctions between good and bad , virtue and vice , yet the meanings of these terms are just as various as are human pursuits of happiness ; and the idea of morality as conformity of an action to a rule or as following a rule . Also ...
... distinctions between good and bad , virtue and vice , yet the meanings of these terms are just as various as are human pursuits of happiness ; and the idea of morality as conformity of an action to a rule or as following a rule . Also ...
Page xxviii
... distinction between natural and positive law . ' Ethica 92 ' elaborates Locke's thoughts about the eudaimonistic and hedonistic principles . What Locke attempts to do in this piece is to forge a link between pleasurable pursuits and the ...
... distinction between natural and positive law . ' Ethica 92 ' elaborates Locke's thoughts about the eudaimonistic and hedonistic principles . What Locke attempts to do in this piece is to forge a link between pleasurable pursuits and the ...
Page xxxv
... distinction between original and traditional revelation , see Essay IV . xviii . 3 . 49 Enthusiasm is the doctrine of non - rational belief , that is , of belief established directly by divine inspiration without the mediation of ...
... distinction between original and traditional revelation , see Essay IV . xviii . 3 . 49 Enthusiasm is the doctrine of non - rational belief , that is , of belief established directly by divine inspiration without the mediation of ...
Page xlii
... ( London , 1662 ) . 72 The Unreasonableness of Separation , 2nd edn . ( London , 1681 ) , 33 . 73 The Mischief of Separation ( London , 1680 ) , 16 . Locke reflects upon the distinction Hooker draws in this chapter xlii INTRODUCTION.
... ( London , 1662 ) . 72 The Unreasonableness of Separation , 2nd edn . ( London , 1681 ) , 33 . 73 The Mischief of Separation ( London , 1680 ) , 16 . Locke reflects upon the distinction Hooker draws in this chapter xlii INTRODUCTION.
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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