While the seminal role of Lord Herbert in the early modern study of religion has long been recognized, his legacy has most often been mistakenly identified with 'natural religion'. This article provides evidence for Lord Herbert's repudiation of 'natural religion' and its inconsistency with his own
The notion of salvation in the comparative study of religions
โ Scribed by Douglas Davies
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 814 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0048-721X
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