John Locke's Christianity

Diego Lucci is Professor of Philosophy and History at the American University in Bulgaria. Among his publications are the monograph Scripture and Deism (2008) and the co-edited volume Atheism and Deism Revalued (with Wayne Hudson and Jeffrey R. Wigelsworth, 2014).

• Introduction; 1. The context and background of Locke's biblical theology; 1.1 Rejecting antinomianism and deism; 1.2 Searching for the foundations of morality; 1.3 Reason, revelation, and morality; 2. Engaging with scripture and heterodoxy; 2.1 Socinianism and Arminianism; 2.2 Scriptural authority and historical method; 2.3 The way of fundamentals; 3. A scripture-based moralist soteriology; 3.1 Natural theology, biblical theology, and natural law theory; 3.2 Law of nature, law of Moses, law of faith; 3.3 Original sin, satisfaction, and atonement; 4. The soul and the Last Judgment; 4.1 Death and resurrection; 4.2 Personal identity and moral accountability; 4.3 Consciousness, repentance, and salvation; 5. The Trinity and Christ; 5.1 The Trinitarian controversy; 5.2 Locke's messianic and non-Trinitarian Christology; 5.3 The debate on Locke and the Trinity; 6. Religious toleration and Christian irenicism; 6.1 The theoretical framework of A Letter concerning Toleration; 6.2 Locke's omissions and exceptions to toleration in the letter and other writings; 6.3 Salvation and toleration in Locke's theological writings; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'Lucci's book is the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of Locke's religious thought and writings. It is a masterly account that in many ways has mastered Locke.' Peter Anstey, University of Sydney