Finding Locke’s God

The Theological Basis of John Locke’s Political Thought

Prof Nathan Guy (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2019
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-10351-1 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	10.08.2019
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	1-350-10351-9 / 1350103519
ISBN-13	978-1-350-10351-1 / 9781350103511
Zustand	Neuware