The Reasonableness of Christianity

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The Reasonableness of Christianity is a 1695 theological treatise by John Locke arguing that the core of Christian faith is a simple, rational belief in Jesus as the Messiah rather than adherence to complex doctrinal systems.

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instanceOf Christian apologetic work ⓘ
book ⓘ
theological treatise ⓘ
arguesAgainst overly elaborate theological systems ⓘ
requirement of assent to numerous speculative doctrines for salvation ⓘ
author John Locke ⓘ
centralClaim Christianity is fundamentally reasonable and accessible to ordinary understanding ⓘ
complex doctrinal systems are not essential to Christian faith ⓘ
the core of Christian faith is belief that Jesus is the Messiah ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
criticizedBy some orthodox theologians of the late 17th century ⓘ
emphasizes belief in Jesus as the Christ ⓘ
moral obedience as part of Christian faith ⓘ
simplicity of the Gospel message ⓘ
firstPublisher London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
followedBy Vindications of The Reasonableness of Christianity ⓘ
genre Christian apologetics ⓘ
religious philosophy ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
influenced debates on natural religion and revelation ⓘ
later liberal Protestant theology ⓘ
influencedBy Locke's empiricist epistemology ⓘ
biblical exegesis of the New Testament ⓘ
intendedAudience literate lay Christians ⓘ
theologians and clergy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableTheme accessibility of Christian doctrine to common people ⓘ
limits of human understanding in theology ⓘ
moral transformation as evidence of genuine faith ⓘ
philosophicalContext Enlightenment thought ⓘ
early modern philosophy ⓘ
positionOnFaith faith is assent to reasonable testimony about Jesus as Messiah ⓘ
positionOnReason reason and revelation are compatible ⓘ
positionOnSalvation salvation depends on sincere belief in Jesus as the Christ ⓘ
positionOnScripture Scripture presents a clear and simple requirement for faith ⓘ
publicationYear 1695 ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor A Letter Concerning Toleration ⓘ
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding ⓘ
subject Christian doctrine ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
rational religion ⓘ
religious epistemology ⓘ
theology ⓘ
theologicalPosition Protestant ⓘ
latitudinarian ⓘ
rationalist approach to revelation ⓘ

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John Locke → notableWork → The Reasonableness of Christianity ⓘ
The Reasonableness of Christianity → centralClaim → Christianity is fundamentally reasonable and accessible to ordinary understanding ⓘ
linked to: The Reasonableness of Christianity
Vindications of The Reasonableness of Christianity → follows → The Reasonableness of Christianity ⓘ
Vindications of The Reasonableness of Christianity → influencedBy → The Reasonableness of Christianity ⓘ
Racovian Catechism → relatedConcept → Biblical rationalism ⓘ
linked to: The Reasonableness of Christianity
A Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St. Paul → relatedWork → The Reasonableness of Christianity ⓘ