Book: The Pretenses of Loyalty: Locke, Liberal Theory, and American Political Theology
Just published: John Perry (Oxford), "The Pretenses of Loyalty: Locke, Liberal Theory, and American Political Theology" (Oxford University Press, June 2011).
Quote: "[I]t is clear that liberalism's promise to solve all theo-political conflict is a false hope. The philosophy connecting John Locke to John Rawls seeks a world free of tragic dilemmas, where there can be no Antigones. Perry rejects this as an illusion. ... The Pretenses of Loyalty offers groundbreaking analysis of the overlooked early work of Locke, where liberalism's founder himself opposed toleration. ... Liberal toleration is thus more sophisticated, more theologically subtle, and ultimately more problematic than has been supposed. It demands not only governmental neutrality (as Rawls believed) but also a reworked political theology."Edit
Just published: John Perry (Oxford), "The Pretenses of Loyalty: Locke, Liberal Theory, and American Political Theology" (Oxford University Press, June 2011).
Quote: "[I]t is clear that liberalism's promise to solve all theo-political conflict is a false hope. The philosophy connecting John Locke to John Rawls seeks a world free of tragic dilemmas, where there can be no Antigones. Perry rejects this as an illusion. ... The Pretenses of Loyalty offers groundbreaking analysis of the overlooked early work of Locke, where liberalism's founder himself opposed toleration. ... Liberal toleration is thus more sophisticated, more theologically subtle, and ultimately more problematic than has been supposed. It demands not only governmental neutrality (as Rawls believed) but also a reworked political theology."Edit
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