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 Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy. Vol. 1 (George Turnbull)
• The Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy. Vol. 2: Christian Philosophy (Alexander Broadie)
• The Prose Works of John Milton, 2 vols. (Rufus Wilmot Griswold)
• The Prose Works of John Milton, vol. 1 (Rufus Wilmot Griswold)
• The Prose Works of John Milton, vol. 2 (Rufus Wilmot Griswold)
• Proslogium; Monologium; An Appendix in Behalf of the Fool by Gaunilon; and Cur Deus Homo (Sidney Norton Deane)
• Puritanism and Liberty, being the Army Debates (1647-9) (Alexander Dunlop Lindsay)
• The Quran, 4 vols. (Rev. Elwood Morris Wherry)
• The Quran, vol. 1 (Rev. Elwood Morris Wherry)
• The Quran, vol. 2 (Rev. Elwood Morris Wherry)
• The Quran, vol. 3 (Rev. Elwood Morris Wherry)
• The Quran, vol. 4 (Rev. Elwood Morris Wherry)
• The Ramayana and the Mahabharata (Misc (Mahabharata))
• On Religion Considered in Its Source, Its Forms, and Its Developments (Benjamin Constant)
• The Rule of St. Benedict (William Kemp Lowther Clarke)
• The Sacred Books of the East, 50 vols. (Friedrich Max Müller)
• The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism. Part I (James Legge)
• The Sacred Books of China. The Texts of Confucianism, Part IV. The Li Ki, XI-XLVI (James Legge)
• The Texts of Taoism, Part I (Chuang Tzu)
• Scelta de prediche e scritti (Girolamo Savonarola)
• Select English Works of John Wyclif (Thomas Arnold)
• Select English Works of John Wyclif, Vol. I (John Wyclife)
• Select English Works of John Wyclif, Vol. II (Thomas Arnold)
• Select English Works of John Wyclif, Vol. III Miscellaneous Works (John Wyclife)
• A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 1 (Philip Schaff)