Persecution or toleration : an explication of the Locke-Proast quarrel, 1689-1704 / Adam Wolfson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolfson, Adam, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious tolerance--History--17th century.

Religious tolerance.

Toleration.

Locke, John, 1632-1704.

Locke, John.

Proast, Jonas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book traces, in detail, the complex contours of the Locke-Proast debate over the question of toleration-revealing the radical case John Locke made on behalf of toleration. Arguing against the pro-persecution arguments of Jonas Proast, Locke developed a broadly humanistic case for toleration rooted in liberal notions of consent, human dependency, and skepticism. Locke's theory would extend to a wide range of religious believers and even atheists. However, at the same time, according to Locke, toleration requires an overcoming of the religious worldview, rather than an emergence out of theo

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-32516-1

1-282-92188-6

9786612921889

0-7391-4724-2

OCLC:

699511293