A Letter Concerning Toleration
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A Letter Concerning Toleration is a seminal 1689 work by philosopher John Locke arguing for religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work → treatise → |
| arguesAgainst |
intolerance
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religious persecution → state-enforced religion → |
| arguesFor |
freedom of conscience
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limited government → religious toleration → separation of church and state → |
| author |
John Locke
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| century |
17th century
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| countryOfOrigin |
England
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| field |
philosophy of religion
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political philosophy → |
| genre |
political philosophy
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religious philosophy → |
| hasKeyConcept |
distinction between civil interests and spiritual interests
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limits of state authority → primacy of individual conscience → voluntary nature of genuine faith → |
| historicalContext |
post-Glorious Revolution England
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| influenced |
Enlightenment political thought
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concept of religious freedom in Western political thought → debates on church–state relations → liberal political theory → |
| influencedBy |
English Civil War
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Protestant Reformation → Restoration of the monarchy in England → religious conflicts in 17th-century Europe → |
| mainSubject |
freedom of religion
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liberalism → political philosophy → religious toleration → separation of church and state → |
| movement |
classical liberalism
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| notableIdea |
civil government has no authority over the salvation of souls
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coercion cannot produce genuine religious belief → |
| originalLanguage |
Latin
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| originalTitle |
Epistola de tolerantia
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| period |
Enlightenment
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| philosophicalSchool |
liberalism
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social contract theory → |
| positionOnChurchPower |
the church should not wield coercive civil power
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| positionOnStatePower |
the state should concern itself only with civil interests
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| publicationYear |
1689
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| relatedWork |
Second Treatise of Government
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Two Treatises of Government → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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John Locke
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notableWork |
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The Reasonableness of Christianity
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relatedWorkByAuthor |