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Locke, the Remonstrants, and the Laws of Christ and Nature
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This chapter explores John Locke’s engagement with the Dutch Remonstrant movement and its influence on his understanding of natural and divine law. Through his friendship with Philipp van Limborch and his study of Remonstrant theologians such as Simon Episcopius and Hugo Grotius, Locke confronted the tension between universal natural law and the revealed laws of Christ. The Remonstrants emphasized Christianity as a freely chosen ethical religion, compatible with but distinct from natural law. Locke adapted these ideas in his writings on toleration and the reasonableness of Christianity, framing Christ’s laws as perfecting nature’s law while grounding obligation in revelation.
Title: Locke, the Remonstrants, and the Laws of Christ and Nature
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Abstract
This chapter explores John Locke’s engagement with the Dutch Remonstrant movement and its influence on his understanding of natural and divine law.
Through his friendship with Philipp van Limborch and his study of Remonstrant theologians such as Simon Episcopius and Hugo Grotius, Locke confronted the tension between universal natural law and the revealed laws of Christ.
The Remonstrants emphasized Christianity as a freely chosen ethical religion, compatible with but distinct from natural law.
Locke adapted these ideas in his writings on toleration and the reasonableness of Christianity, framing Christ’s laws as perfecting nature’s law while grounding obligation in revelation.
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