John Locke's theology : an ecumenical, irenic, and controversial project /

"John Locke's Theology: An Ecumenical, Irenic, and Controversial Project argues that Locke's intent for The Reasonableness of Christianity, his most noted theological work, was to describe and defend his version of the foundational or fundamental doctrines of Christianity and not his...

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Main Author: Marko, Jonathan S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Series:Oxford studies in historical theology.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the problems of understanding John Locke
  • John Locke's preoccupation with theologyand eternal salvation in his "non-theological" works
  • John Locke on justification and some concomitant doctrines
  • Why John Locke thought that the fundamental articles must be minimal
  • John Locke on the necessity of scripture amidst the innate idea controversy and the rise of deism
  • John Locke on the necessity of miracles for divine revelation
  • John Locke and the "free will" controversies: why "of power" is not a metaphysical pronouncement
  • John Locke and the above reason controversy
  • Can one assent to the doctrine of the trinity according to Lockean epistemological principles?
  • Epilogue: the coherence of John Locke and his theological project.