
John Locke and the Problem of Depravity
W. M. Spellman(Author)
Clarendon Press
Published on 28. April 1988
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-19-824987-0 (ISBN)
Description
The religious thought of the philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) is examined in this book, which focuses in particular on his view of original sin and its consequences for education in the early Enlightenment. The author argues that Locke has been wrongly accused of denying original sin, ignoring the atonement, and preaching moralism, and that in fact he was much closer to traditional Protestant teaching on human sinfulness than is generally recognized. While education might serve as an effective counterweight to man's innate propensity to overturn God's laws, he recognised that it could never reduce the importance of the central drama: Christ's work of salvation.
Reviews / Votes
`The book is rigorous and well-textured'.Mark Goldie, English Historical Review, Oct 1991 'The book is rigorous and well-textured.'
Mark Goldie, Churchill College, Cambridge, EHR Oct. 91
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
502 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-824987-0 (9780198249870)
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Author
Lecturer in HistoryLecturer in History, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts