The Common-Sense Philosophy of Religion of Bishop Edward Stillingfleet 1635–1699
I. Reason and Religion "Si on soumet tout a la raison, notre religion n'aura rien de mysterieux et de surnaturel; si on choque les principes de la raison, notre religion sera absurde et ridicule",l In this passage from his Pensees Pascal summarizes what is perhaps the most basic probl...
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1975, 1975
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1975 |
| Series: | International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- One Introduction
- I. Reason and Religion
- II. Chillingworth’s Common-Sense Anglicanism
- III. Chillingworth’s Legacy
- IV. Chillingworth’s Influence
- Two Society, Politics, and Religion The Career of an Anglican Conservative
- I. Education and Ecclesiastical Career
- II. Irenicum
- III. Toleration
- IV. Glorious Revolution
- V. Stillingfleet’s Conservatism
- Three the Reasonableness of Christianity Part One
- I. The Common-Sense Defense of Religion
- II. The Problem of Certainty
- III. Anti-Catholic Writings
- IV. Protestant Infallibility
- V. Stillingfleet’s Theory of Certainty
- VI. Reasonable Faith
- VII. Miracles
- VIII. Miracles (continued)
- IX. Conclusion
- Four the Reasonableness of Christianity Part Two
- I. Divine Faith
- II. Divine Mysteries
- III. John Toland and John Locke
- IV. Summary
- Five the Defense of Natural Religion
- I. Introduction
- II. Reason and the Principles of Natural Religion
- III. The Existence of God
- IV. The Immortality of the Soul
- V. Summary
- Six Conclusion
- Appendix A: An Essay on Biography
- Appendix B: Stillingfleet’s Influence
- Index of Names