Freedom of Belief Versus Freedom for Belief: Sacred Reasoning in John Locke's Letter Concerning Toleration.
Standard accounts of religious toleration are deeply rooted in the notion of the liberal rights-bearing subject. These accounts center on the need for religious toleration as a necessity to protect the individual from usurpation of rights and external coercion. John Locke's Letter Concerning Tolerat...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Communication & Religion Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 8 - 21 |
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Religious Communication Association
Fall2025
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