The Sovereignty of Reason the Defense of Rationality in the Early English Enlightenment
The Sovereignty of Reason is a survey of the rule of faith controversy in seventeenth-century England. It examines the arguments by which reason eventually became the sovereign standard of truth in religion and politics, and how it triumphed over its rivals: Scripture, inspiration, and apostolic tra...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
2014.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Princeton Legacy Library. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32201205*spi |
Sumario: | The Sovereignty of Reason is a survey of the rule of faith controversy in seventeenth-century England. It examines the arguments by which reason eventually became the sovereign standard of truth in religion and politics, and how it triumphed over its rivals: Scripture, inspiration, and apostolic tradition. Frederick Beiser argues that the main threat to the authority of reason in seventeenth-century England came not only from dissident groups but chiefly from the Protestant theology of the Church of England. The triumph of reason was the result of a new theology rather than the devel. |
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Descripción Física: | 346 p. |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400864447 |