Everyone orthodox to themselves John Locke and his American students on religion and liberal society / John Colman.
| Author/creator | Colman, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023] |
| Description | 242 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | American political thought |
| Abstract | "Religious liberty is one of the hallmarks of American democracy, but the principal architects of this liberty believed only a certain form of Christianity - namely, a liberal, rational, heterodox Christianity - was compatible with it. Conservative and post-liberal champions of the freedom of religion often ignore this point, sometimes even arguing that orthodox Christianity was, or should be, at the root of democratic liberty. John Colman shows otherwise in his close study of the religious views and political theologies of John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson. Colman shows that Locke and his three American students specifically took aim at the idea of orthodoxy, which they argued perennially tempted its votaries to try to impose an artificial uniformity upon the religious heterogeneity that naturally exists in society"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022049616 |
| ISBN | 9780700635016 (hbk. ; acid free paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |