The Biblical Politics of John Locke, Volume 30Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 28 apr 2004 - 201 pagina's John Locke is often thought of as one of the founders of the Enlightenment, a movement that sought to do away with the Bible and religion and replace them with scientific realism. But Locke was extremely interested in the Bible, and he was engaged by biblical theology and religion throughout his life. In this new book, K.I. Parker considers Locke’s interest in Scripture and how that interest is articulated in the development of his political philosophy. Parker shows that Locke’s liberalism is inspired by his religious vision and, particularly, his distinctive understanding of the early chapters of the book of Genesis. Unlike Sir Robert Filmer, who understood the Bible to justify social hierarchies (i.e., the divine right of the king, the first-born son’s rights over other siblings, and the “natural” subservience of women to men), Locke understood from the Bible that humans are in a natural state of freedom and equality to each other. The biblical debate between Filmer and Locke furnishes scholars with a better understanding of Lockes political views as presented in his Two Treatises. The Biblical Politics of John Locke demonstrates the impact of the Bible on one of the most influential thinkers of the seventeenth century, and provides an original context in which to situate the debate concerning the origins of early modern political thought. |
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... Shaftesbury ( 1666-1675 ) Travels in France ( 1675-1679 ) Return to England ( 1679-1683 ) Exile in Holland ( 1683-1689 ) The Public Figure ( 1689–1704 ) Summary CHAPTER TWO Reason , Revelation , and the Fall 37 Reason and Revelation ...
... SHAFTESBURY ( 1666-1675 ) Anthony Ashley Cooper , later to become the first Earl of Shaftesbury , was one of the most influential figures in the court of Charles II , first acting as an advi- sor to the King and then as leader of a ...
... Shaftesbury and appointed him Chancellor of England , Locke was made Secretary of Presentations , which meant that he supervised ecclesiastical matters within the Chancellor's responsibility . A year later , Shaftesbury was dismissed ...
... Shaftesbury in becoming the most powerful politician in the Court , and the Council of Trade was dissolved and Locke dismissed ( Cranston 1957 , 143-59 ) . In 1675 an anonymous letter appeared entitled A Letter from a Person of Quality ...
... Shaftesbury asked if Locke could come to Paris to act as tutor and guardian to Caleb Banks , the son of one of Shaftesbury's richest associates . So , for the next few years , the two trav- elled throughout France , meeting many of the ...
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Reason Revelation and the fall | 37 |
Adam and Patriarchal Political Order | 67 |
John Lockes Adam The First Treatise | 95 |
John Lockes Adam The Second Treatise | 123 |
CONCLUSION | 147 |
NOTES | 155 |
INDEX | 195 |