Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion in Reference to Civil Society / Samuel von Pufendorf ; translated by J. Crull ; edited and with an introduction by Simone Zurbuchen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von, 1632-1694.

Contributor:

Zurbuchen, Simone.

Crull, Jodocus, -1713?

Series:

Natural law and enlightenment classics.

The works of Samuel von Pufendorf

Standardized Title:

De habitu religionis Christianae ad vitam civilem. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and civil society--Early works to 1800.

Religion and civil society.

Church and state--Early works to 1800.

Church and state.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

Liberty Fund : Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Samuel Pufendorf's "Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion" (published in Latin in 1687) is a major work on the separation of politics and religion. Written in response to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the French king Louis XIV, Pufendorf contests the right of the sovereign to control the religion of his subjects, because state and religion pursue wholly different ends. He concludes that, when rulers transgress their bounds, subjects have a right to defend their religion, even by the force of arms.Pufendorf's opposition to the French king does not demonstrate political radicalism. Instead, like John Locke and others who defended the concept of toleration, Pufendorf advocates a principled, moderate defense of toleration rather than unlimited religious liberty.Appearing at the dawn of the Enlightenment, Pufendorf's ideas on natural law and toleration were highly influential in both Europe and the British Isles. As Simone Zurbuchen explains in the introduction, "Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion" is a major contribution to the history and literature of religious toleration.Samuel Pufendorf (1632-1694) was one of the most important figures in early-modern political thought. An exact contemporary of Locke and Spinoza, he transformed the natural law theories of Grotius and Hobbes, developed striking ideas of toleration and of the relationship between church and state, and wrote extensive political histories and analyses of the constitution of the German empire.Jodocus Crull (d. 1713/14) was a German emigre to England, a medical man, and a translator and writer.Simone Zurbuchen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.

Contents:

Samuel Pufendorf, Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion in Reference to Civil Society ; Front Matter ; Title Page ; Copyright Details ; Table of Contents ; Introduction, p. ix ; Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion ; The Introductory Epistle, p. 3 ; The Contents, p. 7 ; Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion, in Refernce to Civil Society, &c, p. 11 ; Selected Bibliography, p. 141 ; Index, p. 145

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-143) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61487-852-8

OCLC:

61744622