Locke and the Furnace of Tolerance

Authors

  • Anatoly A. Yakovlev

Keywords:

John Locke, Francis van Helmont, Knorr von Rosenroth, Isaac Newton, John Dury, Samuel Hartlib, Joseph Mede, Benjamin Furly, Millenarianism, Kabbala, intolerance, conversionism, alchemy, toleration

Abstract

Coming back to England in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution, Locke set up an intellectual
community named The Dry Club, for communication of persons holding different opinions under
the rules excluding conflicts. Locke’s ecumenical minimalism of “Reasonableness of Christianity”
was directed toward the advancement of toleration and helped to repair communion. The article
is supplemented by translation of two documents written by Locke in 1688 and 1692, ‘Pacific
Christians’ and ‘Rules of a Society’.

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Published

2019-06-25

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2018)

Section

PUBLICATIONS AND TRANSLATIONS

How to Cite

Yakovlev, A. A. . (2019). Locke and the Furnace of Tolerance. History of Philosophy, 23(1), 122-126. https://hp.iphras.ru/article/view/3085