Religion

Liberty is an idea and an idealized state of being that can be traced through many of the religious traditions of the world. Across time periods, theological differences, and cultural contexts, many different religious thinkers have arrived at an understanding of the importance of liberty–coupled with some form of moral responsibility–in the organization and conduct of human affairs. We encourage you to explore the quotations in this collection to discover more about the connection between liberty and religion.

See also the extracts, chapters, and introductions in the Religion section of the Ideas page.

• The Independent Whig, vol. 4 (1747) (Thomas Gordon)
• Institutes of Divine Jurisprudence. With Selections from Foundations of the Law of Nature and Nations (Christian Thomasius)
• The Institutes of the Christian Religion (John Calvin)
• The Intellectual Portrait Series: A Conversation with Ralph McInerny (Ralph McInerny)
• A Letter concerning Toleration and Other Writings (John Locke)
• The Letters of John Huss (Jan Huss)
• Logic, Metaphysics, and the Natural Sociability of Mankind (Francis Hutcheson)
• The Manual of a Christian Knight (Desiderius Erasmus)
• The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (2008) (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus)
• The Natural History of Religion (David Hume)
• The Writings of Gershom Carmichael (Gershom Carmichael)
• Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion, in Reference to Civil Society (Samuel von Pufendorf)
• On the Nature of the Gods (Marcus Tullius Cicero)
• Observations on “The Two Sons of Oil” (LF ed.) (William Findley)
• Observations on “The Two Sons of Oil” (1812 ed.) (William Findley)
• On the Mysteries and the Treatise on the Sacraments (Ambrose)
• On the Nature of Things (Titus Lucretius Carus)
• The Parallel Old Testament (KJV and Revised V)
• The First Book of Moses, called Genesis (KJV) (Moses)
• The Second Book of Moses, called Exodus (KJV) (Moses)
• The Fifth Book of Moses, called Deuteronomy (KJV) (Moses)
• The Book of Joshua (KJV) (Old Testament (Various Authors))
• The Book of Judges (KJV) (Old Testament (Various Authors))
• The First Book of Samuel (KJV) (Old Testament (Various Authors))
• The Second Book of Samuel (KJV) (Old Testament (Various Authors))