In this Book
- Jefferson's Declaration of Independence: Origins, Philosophy, and Theology
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
summary
Allen Jayne analyzes the ideology of the Declaration of Independence—and its implications—by going back to the sources of Jefferson's ideas: Bolingbroke, Kames, Reid, and Locke. He concludes that the Declaration must be read as an attack on two claims of absolute authority: that of government over its subjects and of religion over the minds of men. Today's world is more secular than Jefferson's, and the importance of philosophical theology in eighteenth-century critical thought must be recognized in order to understand fully and completely the Declaration's implications. Jayne addresses this need by putting religion back into the discussion.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- 1. The Theological Context
- pp. 9-18
- 2. Bolingbroke and the Enlightenment
- pp. 19-40
- 3. Locke and the Declaration
- pp. 41-61
- 4. Kames and the Moral Sense
- pp. 62-86
- 5. Obstacles to Reason
- pp. 87-108
- 6. Self-Evident Truths
- pp. 109-138
- 7. Religious Freedom
- pp. 139-167
- Conclusion
- pp. 168-174
- Appendix: The Declaration of Independence
- pp. 175-178
- Bibliography
- pp. 217-231
- Index of Persons
- pp. 232-239
- Index of Subjects
- pp. 240-245
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813148366
Related ISBN(s)
9780813120171, 9780813127644, 9780813160146, 9780813190037
MARC Record
OCLC
682022145
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No