John Locke: Resistance, Religion and Responsibility (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History)

This book provides a contextual account of the development of John Locke's political, religious, social and moral thought. It analyses many of Locke's unpublished manuscripts and relatively neglected works as well as the Two Treatises, the Letter Concerning Toleration and the Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Professor Marshall studies the development of Locke's political thought from absolutism to resistance, and provides significant revisions to current explanations of the immediate contexts and purposes of composition of the Two Treatises. He also sets out major accounts of Locke's moral, social and religious thought both as extremely important subjects in their own right and in order to challenge many scholars' interpretations of their influences on Locke's political thought. This Book Provides A Major New Historical Account Of The Development Of The Political, Religious, Social And Moral Thought Of The Political Theorist And Philosopher John Locke. It Offers Reinterpretations Of Several Of His Most Important Works, Particularly The Two Treatises, And Includes Extensive Analyses Of His Unpublished Manuscripts. Professor Marshall's Arguments Challenge Many Other Scholars' Interpretations Of The Character And Influences Of Locke's Moral, Social And Religious Thought And Provide An Alternative Account. Introduction: Locke's Intellectual Development -- Pt. I. Religion And The Politics Of Toleration. 1. Against The 'tyranny Of A Religious Rage'. 2. Restoration Churchmanship And The 'essay On Toleration'. 3. Undermining The Temple Of Worship Of Priest And Prince. 4. The Theology Of A Reasonable Man 1667-83 -- Pt. Ii. Resistance And Responsibility. 5. Locke's Moral And Social Thought 1660-81: The Ethics Of A Gentleman. 6. Resistance And The Second Treatise. 7. Locke's Moral And Social Thought 1681-1704 -- Pt. Iii. Heresy, Priestcraft And Toleration; John Locke Against The 'empire Of Darkness'. 8. Theology, Epistemology And Toleration: Against The 'empire Of Darkness'. 9. The Contexts Of The Reasonableness Of Christianity. 10. From The Reasonableness To The Paraphrase: An Unitarian Heretic. John Marshall. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

This book provides a major new historical account of the development of the political, religious, social and moral thought of the political theorist and philosopher John Locke. It offers reinterpretations of several of his most important works, particularly the Two Treatises, and includes extensive analyses of his unpublished manuscripts. Professor Marshall's arguments challenge many other scholars' interpretations of the character and influences of Locke's moral, social and religious thought and provide an alternative account.