Persecution or Toleration: An Explication of the Locke-Proast Quarrel, 1689-1704 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780739147221)

This book traces, in detail, the complex contours of the Locke-Proast debate over the question of toleration-revealing the radical case John Locke made on behalf of toleration. Arguing against the pro-persecution arguments of Jonas Proast, Locke developed a broadly humanistic case for toleration rooted in liberal notions of consent, human dependency, and skepticism. Locke's theory would extend to a wide range of religious believers and even atheists. However, at the same time, according to Locke, toleration requires an overcoming of the religious worldview, rather than an emergence out of theological assumptions, as many scholars argue.

Author: Adam Wolfson
ISBN-10: 0739147226
ISBN-13: 9780739147221
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 09/20/2010
Pages: 132
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2011