John Locke: Writings on ReligionLocke 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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... 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 as a responsible being , competent to xxiv INTRODUCTION.
... 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 as a responsible being , competent to xxiv INTRODUCTION.
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Writings on Religion John Locke Victor Nuovo. the human person as a responsible being , competent to be judged . He accepts that the universe is a plenitude of beings , hierarchically arranged , which is further evidence of divine wisdom ...
Writings on Religion John Locke Victor Nuovo. the human person as a responsible being , competent to be judged . He accepts that the universe is a plenitude of beings , hierarchically arranged , which is further evidence of divine wisdom ...
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... person , thereby also uniting the domains of revelation and reason . He abolished the need for priestcraft and refounded religion on morality . As the divine teacher of a moral religion , he may be styled as the new archetype of the ...
... person , thereby also uniting the domains of revelation and reason . He abolished the need for priestcraft and refounded religion on morality . As the divine teacher of a moral religion , he may be styled as the new archetype of the ...
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... , where Locke addresses the author directly in the second person . See also Locke's letters to Furly , Correspondence , vol . 3 , nos . 986 and 989 . 47 40.29-30 . it.48 Locke alludes to the schools of the prophets set xxxiv INTRODUCTION.
... , where Locke addresses the author directly in the second person . See also Locke's letters to Furly , Correspondence , vol . 3 , nos . 986 and 989 . 47 40.29-30 . it.48 Locke alludes to the schools of the prophets set xxxiv INTRODUCTION.
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... person may not be by another ; secondly , that , under this definition , events that are neither truly extraordinary nor supernatural in the sense of being against the laws of nature may be counted as miracles . Locke concedes both ...
... person may not be by another ; secondly , that , under this definition , events that are neither truly extraordinary nor supernatural in the sense of being against the laws of nature may be counted as miracles . Locke concedes both ...
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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