Titles by Christian Thomasius

1655 – 1728

Christian Thomasius (1655-1728) was professor of natural law at Leipzig University. He was a follower of Hugo Grotius and an ardent defender of the religious toleration and opponent of torture.

OLL Profile

Titles

Essays on Church, State, and Politics

Christian Thomasius

Institutes of Divine Jurisprudence. With Selections from Foundations of the Law of Nature and Nations

Christian Thomasius

Related Collections

Law

271 items

From the earliest written legal codes to the beginnings of modern constitutionalism, the history of law is the story of our working out how personal liberties interact with responsibilities to others.

Religious Toleration

20 items

The French King, Louis XIV, revoked the laws that granted religious toleration to the Calvinists - also known as the the Huguenots - the Edict of Nantes, in 1685. This sparked a debate throughout Europe about the benefits and costs…