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.

• A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, 14 vols. (Philip Schaff)
• A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 2 (Philip Schaff)
• A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church. Vol. 3 (Philip Schaff)
• A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 4 (Saint Augustine)
• A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 5 (Saint Augustine)
• Selected Works of Huldrich Zwingli (Huldrych Zwingli)
• Selections from the Correspondence of the First Lord Acton, Vol. I (Reginald Vere Laurence)
• Selections from Three Works (Francisco Suárez)
• The Soliloquies (Rose Elizabeth Cleveland)
• Some Religious and Moral Teachings (Alban G. Widgery)
• The “Summa Theologica” of St. Thomas Aquinas. Part I. 10 vols. (Fathers of the English Dominican Province)
• The “Summa Theologica” of St. Thomas Aquinas. Part I QQ I.-XXVI. Vol. 1. (Fathers of the English Dominican Province)
• The “Summa Theologica” of St. Thomas Aquinas. Part I QQ XXVII-XLIX. Vol. 2 (Fathers of the English Dominican Province)
• The “Summa Theologica” of St. Thomas Aquinas. Part I QQ L.-LXXIV. Vol. 3 (Fathers of the English Dominican Province)
• The “Summa Theologica” of St. Thomas Aquinas. Part I QQ LXXV._CII. Vol. 4 (Treatise on Man) (Fathers of the English Dominican Province)
• The Teachings of Zoroaster and the Philosophy of the Parsi Religion (Zarathushtra (Zoroaster))
• On Temporal and Spiritual Authority (Robert Bellarmine)
• The Parallel Bible. Old and New Testaments (KJV and Revised Version) (PDF only)
• The Parallel Bible. Old Testament (KJV)
• The Parallel Bible. Old Testament (Revised Version)
• The Parallel New Testament (KJV and Revised V)
• The Parallel Bible. New Testament (KJV)
• The Parallel Bible. New Testament (Revised Version)
• The Thirteen Principal Upanishads (Robert Ernest Hume)
• Thirty Minor Upanishads (K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)