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John Locke was one of history's greatest polymaths. In addition to writing books on philosophy and political science, he also wrote theological books. His best-known theological work is
The Reasonableness of Christianity, a book credited as being a window into the theological thoughts of John Locke. Scholars have made arguments from the book about why Locke is partial to a particular sect or an admixture of a couple of them. This book argues, however, that scholars have not recognized that Locke's book was not intended to be a promulgation of his personal theology, but rather a program that most professed Christians could agree upon, particularly in the areas of eternal salvation and divine revelation.
List of contents
- Preface
- Introduction: The Problems of Understanding John Locke
- PART I: THE REASONABLENESS OF REDEMPTION
- Chapter 2: John Locke's Preoccupation with Theology and Eternal Salvation in His "Non-Theological" Works
- Chapter 3: John Locke on Justification and Some Concomitant Doctrines
- Chapter 4: Why John Locke Thought That the Fundamental Articles Must Be Minimal
- PART II: THE REASONABLENESS OF REVELATION
- Chapter 5: John Locke on the Necessity of Scripture amidst the Innate Idea Controversy and the Rise of Deism
- Chapter 6: John Locke on the Necessity of Miracles for Divine Revelation
- PART III: PARALLELS IN LOCKE'S LARGER CORPUS
- Chapter 7: John Locke and the "Free Will" Controversies: Why "Of Power" Is Not a Metaphysical Pronouncement
- Chapter 8: John Locke and the Above Reason Controversy
- Chapter 9: Can One Assent to the Doctrine of the Trinity According to Lockean Epistemological Principles?
- Epilogue: The Coherence of John Locke and His Theological Project
- Bibliography
About the author
Dr. Jonathan S. Marko is Associate Professor of Philosophical and Systematic Theology at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His primary areas of research are theological and philosophical thinkers, debates, and thought systems that arose in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, especially in Britain.
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The discussions on the philosophical debates of Locke's day make the book a useful resource not only for scholars of Locke and seventeenth century religion, but also for those interested more broadly in the history of ideas.
