Nathan Guy

Finding Locke's God (eBook, PDF)

The Theological Basis of John Locke's Political Thought

• Format: PDF

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350103528
• Artikelnr.: 57110789

Autorenporträt

Nathan Guy (PhD, Cambridge) is associate professor of philosophy, theology, and ethics and director of the David E. Smith Bioethics & Human Dignity Initiative at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas (USA).

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