John Locke Vindications of the Reasonableness of Christianity

by Nuovo, Victor

• ISBN13: 9780199286553
• ISBN10: 0199286558
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This volume makes available for the first time critical editions of John Locke'sA VindicationandA Second Vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity, in which Locke defends his interpretation of the New Testament and of the Christian Religion against charges of heterodoxy. These works contribute greatly to our understanding of Locke's Christian commitments, which it is now recognized played an important role in shaping his philosophical opinions; they also demonstrate his sophistication as a biblical scholar, and the breadth of his theological learning. The texts are accompanied by a historical introduction explaining the origin of the works and setting them in context. In addition to a textual introduction and critical apparatus, editorial notes help to clarify the text. The volume also includes a French translation and abridgment by Pierre Coste, a Huguenot scholar, who was patronized by Locke and worked on his translations while residing in Locke's household. This definitive edition is an important contribution to an understanding of the development of modern enlightened Christian attitudes.

Author Biography

Victor Nuovo became editor of the Clarendon Locke in 1998. He has lectured at Middlebury College, Vermont, since 1962--as Professor of Religion, and then as Professor of Philosophy from 1975. He completed his PhD at Columbia University, and is the author of translations of two of Paul Tillich's early writings on Schelling, The Construction of the History of Religion in Schelling's Positive Philosophy and Mysticism and Guilt-Consciousness in Schelling's Philosophical Development (1975), and a study of Tillich's theology of culture: Visionary Science (1987). He has been working on early modern philosophy for over twenty years, and has been engaged in Locke studies since retirement from full time teaching.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xxiv
Introduction	p. xxvii
General Introduction	p. xxix
Introductory	p. xix
The Reasonableness of Christianity	p. xxvi
Life and Work of John Edwards	p. xxxiii
The Setting of the Controversy	p. xxxix
The Causes and Occasions of Atheism according to Mr. Edwards	p. xli
Locke's first Vindication	p. xlvi
The Charge of Socinianism Renewed	p. xlix
Locke's Second Vindication	p. lv
Edwards's Last Words: Malice, Moderation, and Accommodation	p. lxiii
Other Critics of The Reasonableness of Christianity	p. lxxiii
Textual Introduction	p. lxxviii
Introductory	p. lxxviii
A Vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity	p. lxxix
A Second Vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity	p. lxxxii
Comparison with the Works Edition	p. xci
MS Locke c. 29, fo. 99	p. xciv
Introduction to Pierre Coste's French Version of the Vindications	p. xcviii
Introductory	p. xcviii
Life and Work of Pierre Coste	p. ci
Coste as Translator of Locke	p. cv
Style and Method of the French Vindications	p. cvii
A Note on the Text	p. cix
The Texts	p. 1
A Vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity, &c.	p. 3
A Second Vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity &c	p. 27
MS Locke c. 29, fo. 99: A Fragment of a Defence of The Reasonableness of Christianity	p. 235
Table of Biblical Citations and References in the Vindications	p. 240
Que la Religion Chrétienne est tres-raisonmble, Telle qu'elle nous est représentée dans I'Ecriture Samte. Seconde Partie	p. 243
Comparative Table of the English and French Versions of the Vindications	p. 378
Bibliography	p. 381
Index of Subjects	p. 392
Index of Persons	p. 397
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