The Dawn of the Age of Toleration: Samuel Pufendorf and the Road not Taken

This essay will review Pufendorf s arguments for toleration and seek to understand why he comes out with a weak view of religious toleration, given his commitment to natural law and natural rights.8 It will contrast Pufendorf s arguments regarding toleration with those of Locke and Bayle, attempting...

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Published in:A journal of church and state 2008-03, Vol.50 (2), p.255-275
Main Author: MILLER, NICHOLAS P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bayle, Pierre (1647-1706)
Christianity
Church & state
Church and state
Churches
Civil society
Europe
France
Freedom of religion
Government regulation
Islam
Judaism
Laws, regulations and rules
Locke, John
Natural law
Philosophy
Philosophy of religion
Political theory
Pufendorf, Samuel Freiherr von
Pufendorf, Samuel von
Pufendorf, Samuel von (1632-94)
Religion & politics
Religion and politics
Religiosity
Religious history
Religious practice
Religious tolerance
Rights
Royalty
Separation of church and state
Seventeenth Century
Skepticism
Theology
Tolerance
Treatises
Truth
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Summary:This essay will review Pufendorf s arguments for toleration and seek to understand why he comes out with a weak view of religious toleration, given his commitment to natural law and natural rights.8 It will contrast Pufendorf s arguments regarding toleration with those of Locke and Bayle, attempting to pinpoint the theological and philosophical points where Pufendorf seems to differ most from the other thinkers, and that led him to his unique conclusions. It will close by briefly looking at some recent tendencies towards a Pufendorfiantype system that exist in our society.
ISSN:0021-969X
2040-4867
DOI:10.1093/jcs/50.2.255