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 Thoughts of Blaise Pascal (Charles Kegan Paul)
• Toleration and Other Essays (Joseph McCabe)
• Tracts and Treatises of John de Wycliffe (Rev. Robert Vaughan)
• The Triumph of the Cross (Father John Proctor)
• A Vedic Reader for Students (Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
• Words of John Robinson. Robinson’s Farewell Address to the Pilgrims (John Robinson)
• The Works of John Locke in Nine Volumes (John Locke)
• The Works, vol. 5 Four Letters concerning Toleration (John Locke)
• The Works, vol. 6 (The Reasonableness of Christianity) (John Locke)
• The Works, vol. 7 (Essays and Notes on St. Paul’s Epistles) (John Locke)
• The Works, vol. 8 (Some Thoughts Concerning Education, Posthumous Works, Familiar Letters) (John Locke)
• The Works and Life of Walter Bagehot, vol. 6 (Mrs. Russell Barrington)
• The Works of John Robinson 3 vols. (John Robinson)
• The Works of John Robinson, vol. 1 (John Robinson)
• The Works of John Robinson, vol. 2 (John Robinson)
• The Works of John Robinson, vol. 3 (John Robinson)
• The Works of Vicesimus Knox, vol. 6 (Vicesimus Knox)
• The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine Mr. Richard Hooker (John Keble)
• The Works of Richard Hooker, vol. 1 (Izaak Walton)
• The Works of Richard Hooker, vol. 2 (John Keble)
• The Works of Richard Hooker, vol. 3 (John Keble)
• The Works of Voltaire, Vol. III (Philosophical Dictionary Part 1) (William F. Fleming)
• The Works of Voltaire, Vol. IV (Philosophical Dictionary Part 2) (William F. Fleming)
• The Works of Voltaire, Vol. V (Philosophical Dictionary Part 3) (William F. Fleming)
• The Works of Voltaire, Vol. VI (Philosophical Dictionary Part 4) (William F. Fleming)