John Locke's Religion
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The episode explores John Locke's religion and its influence on his philosophical writings and the American founding.
The country is celebrating America’s 250th – the semiquincentennial – and we are uncovering whatever of its religious roots we can find. As many know, English philosopher and physician John Locke, one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers, had a significant influence on the American founding through his many books including A Letter Concerning Toleration, Two Treatises of Government, and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. What was his religion and how did it influence his thinking and writing? It is our hope that by understanding this better, each of us will be more effective stewards of religion’s role in the American experiment in self-government. Season 4, Episode 14 – John Locke’s Religion Guest Bio Graedon Zorzi is an Assistant Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Patrick Henry College. Dr. Zorzi holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and Religious Studies from Yale University, where he worked primarily in the fields of political theory and religious ethics. His recent writing on the Christian origins of classical liberalism has been published in The Historical Journal, The Review of Politics, The Wall Street Journal, and The Hill. He is an ordained…
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