Nathan Guy

Finding Locke's God

The Theological Basis of John Locke's Political Thought

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Produktbeschreibung

The portrait of John Locke as a secular advocate of Enlightenment rationality has been deconstructed by the recent 'religious turn' in Locke scholarship. This book takes an important next step: moving beyond the 'religious turn' and establishing a 'theological turn', Nathan Guy argues that John Locke ought to be viewed as a Christian political philosopher whose political theory was firmly rooted in the moderating Latitudinarian theology of the seventeenth-century. Nestled between the secular political philosopher and the Christian public theologian stands Locke, the Christian political philosopher, whose arguments not only self-consciously depend upon Christian assumptions, but also offer a decidedly Christian theory of government. Finding Locke's God identifies three theological pillars crucial to Locke's political theory: (1) a biblical depiction of God, (2) the law of nature rooted in a doctrine of creation and (3) acceptance of divine revelation in scripture. As a result, Locke's political philosophy brings forth theologically-rich aims, while seeking to counter or disarm threats such as atheism, hyper-Calvinism, and religious enthusiasm. Bringing these items together, Nathan Guy demonstrates how each pillar supports Locke's Latitudinarian political philosophy and provides a better understanding of how he grounds his notions of freedom, equality and religious toleration. Convincingly argued and meticulously researched, this book offers an exciting new direction for Locke studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9781350250055
• ISBN-10: 1350250058
• Artikelnr.: 60897747

Autorenporträt

Nathan Guy is Adjunct Instructor in the School for Professional Studies at St. Louis University, and serves as Preaching Minister for the West Side Church of Christ in Searcy, Arkansas, USA. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in Theology from the University of Oxford, and an MSc in Philosophy & Public Policy from the London School of Economics & Political Science, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I:In Defense of
the Religious Turn 1. The New Perspective on Locke: The Religious (Re)Turn
in Locke Scholarship 2. Life in the Areopagus: Secular Echoes, Religious
Refrain 3. Locke and the Latitudinarians: Locke's Religious Experience and
Theological Influences in the Context of Seventeenth-Century England Part
II: From A "Religious" to a "Theological" Turn: Tracing Locke's Theological
Argumentation 4. The God of Christianity and the Foundations of Morality 5.
Natural Law, the Law of Nature and a Theology of Creation 6. Revelation,
Reason and Scripture Conclusion Bibliography Index