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Samuel Pufendorf's "Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion"
(published in Latin in 1687) is a major work on the separation of
politics and religion. Written in response to the revocation of the
Edict of Nantes by the French king Louis XIV, Pufendorf contests
the right of the sovereign to control the religion of his subjects,
because state and religion pursue wholly different ends. He
concludes that, when rulers transgress their bounds, subjects have
a right to defend their religion, even by the force of
arms.Pufendorf's opposition to the French king does not demonstrate
political radicalism. Instead, like John Locke and others who
defended the concept of toleration, Pufendorf advocates a
principled, moderate defense of toleration rather than unlimited
religious liberty.Appearing at the dawn of the Enlightenment,
Pufendorf's ideas on natural law and toleration were highly
influential in both Europe and the British Isles. As Simone
Zurbuchen explains in the introduction, "Of the Nature and
Qualification of Religion" is a major contribution to the history
and literature of religious toleration.Samuel Pufendorf (1632-1694)
was one of the most important figures in early-modern political
thought. An exact contemporary of Locke and Spinoza, he transformed
the natural law theories of Grotius and Hobbes, developed striking
ideas of toleration and of the relationship between church and
state, and wrote extensive political histories and analyses of the
constitution of the German empire.Jodocus Crull (d. 1713/14) was a
German emigre to England, a medical man, and a translator and
writer.Simone Zurbuchen is Professor of Philosophy at the
University of Fribourg, Switzerland.Knud Haakonssen is Professor of
Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.
Originally published posthumously, in Latin, in 1695, "The Divine
Feudal Law" sets forth Pufendorf's basis for the reunion of the
Lutheran and Calvinist confessions. This attempt to seek a
"conciliation" between the confessions complements the concept of
toleration discussed in "Of the Nature and Qualification of
Religion in Reference to Civil Society." In both works Pufendorf
examines the proper way to secure the peaceful coexistence of
different confessions in a state.Although he argued in "Of the
Nature" that maintaining peace and order in the state does not
require all subjects to share one belief, Pufendorf also believed
that "true" Christianity was beneficial to society. For that reason
he advocated a reunion of the confessions on the basis of
fundamental truths that he believed were contained in the Bible,
saying a conciliation should be enforced not by law but by mutual
agreement of the dissenting parties. Therefore, the reunion of the
confessions must be accompanied by toleration.Samuel Pufendorf
(1632-1694) was one of the most important figures in early-modern
political thought. An exact contemporary of Locke and Spinoza, he
transformed the natural law theories of Grotius and Hobbes,
developed striking ideas of toleration and of the relationship
between church and state, and wrote extensive political histories
and analyses of the constitution of the German empire.Theophilus
Dorrington (1654-1715) was an Anglican clergyman and polemicist
against Dissent.Simone Zurbuchen is Professor of Philosophy at the
University of Fribourg, Switzerland.Knud Haakonssen is Professor of
Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.
Samuel Pufendorf's 1687 work Of the Nature and Qualification of
Religion is considered one of the major works setting forth the
doctrine of separation of politics and religion. Written in
response to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the French
king, Louis XIV, Pufendorf contests the right of the sovereign to
control the religion of his subjects, because state and religion
pursue wholly different ends. He concludes that, when rulers
transgress their bounds, the subjects have a right to defend their
religion, even by the force of arms.
Originally published posthumously, in Latin, in 1695, "The Divine
Feudal Law" sets forth Pufendorf's basis for the reunion of the
Lutheran and Calvinist confessions. This attempt to seek a
"conciliation" between the confessions complements the concept of
toleration discussed in "Of the Nature and Qualification of
Religion in Reference to Civil Society." In both works Pufendorf
examines the proper way to secure the peaceful coexistence of
different confessions in a state.Although he argued in "Of the
Nature" that maintaining peace and order in the state does not
require all subjects to share one belief, Pufendorf also believed
that "true" Christianity was beneficial to society. For that reason
he advocated a reunion of the confessions on the basis of
fundamental truths that he believed were contained in the Bible,
saying a conciliation should be enforced not by law but by mutual
agreement of the dissenting parties. Therefore, the reunion of the
confessions must be accompanied by toleration.Samuel Pufendorf
(1632-1694) was one of the most important figures in early-modern
political thought. An exact contemporary of Locke and Spinoza, he
transformed the natural law theories of Grotius and Hobbes,
developed striking ideas of toleration and of the relationship
between church and state, and wrote extensive political histories
and analyses of the constitution of the German empire.Theophilus
Dorrington (1654-1715) was an Anglican clergyman and polemicist
against Dissent.Simone Zurbuchen is Professor of Philosophy at the
University of Fribourg, Switzerland.Knud Haakonssen is Professor of
Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.
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