The Law of Nature, Mosaic Judaism, and Primitive Christianity in John Locke and the English Deists

In their attempts to revive “true religion,” Locke and several English deists, such as Toland, Tindal, Chubb, Morgan, and Annet, focused on the relationship between the Law of Nature, the Law of Moses, and Christ’s teaching. However, Locke and the deists formulated different conceptions of the Law o...

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Main Author: Lucci, Diego 1977- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Ruhr-Universität Bochum [2019]
In: Entangled Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 8
Further subjects:B John Toland
B Matthew Tindal
B Law of Nature
B Judaism
B John Locke
B Christianity
B Thomas Morgan
B Thomas Chubb
B Deism
B Peter Annet
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