John Locke and the Problem of Depravity

Zusatztext 'The book is rigorous and well-textured.'Mark Goldie! Churchill College! Cambridge! EHR Oct. 91 Klappentext Closely examining Locke's view of original sin and its consequences for education in the early Enlightenment, Spellman here argues that Locke was much closer to traditional Protestant teaching than is generally recognized, and challenges the interpretation that sees Locke as advocating, through his philosophical and educational writings, the perfectibility of humankind. Zusammenfassung The religious thought of the philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) is examined in this book, which focuses in particular on his view of original sin and its consequences for education in the early Enlightenment. The author argues that Locke has been wrongly accused of denying original sin, ignoring the atonement, and preaching moralism, and that in fact he was much closer to traditional Protestant teaching on human sinfulness than is generally recognized. While education might serve as an effective counterweight to man's innate propensity to overturn God's laws, he recognised that it could never reduce the importance of the central drama: Christ's work of salvation.

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• Authors: W M Spellman, W. M. Spellman, W. M. (Lecturer in History Spellman, Spellman W. M.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.04.1988
• EAN: 9780198249870
• ISBN: 978-0-19-824987-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy of religion, Philosophy and theory of education