HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Baruch Spinoza, Calvinism, Industrial Revolution
2 Jan 2017
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Most monarch in 16 17 century really saw religious diversity as a threat to stability, so they try to enforcedly impose religious authority. 17th century no separation of church and state. Duty of king to uphold religious uniformity and defend church. To be tolerant and accept would be a political statement- don"t (cid:272)are a(cid:271)out religious well being of subjects. The out look on religious toleration was begging to change in 18 c. exp fredrcik the great- he said to despise and tolerated most religions equally, toleration not a matter of conscience but a matter of political expediency. End of 17 c revocation of edict of nantes by louis the fourteenth. Exile of many huguenots to netherlands, england, and prussia. Crown has to treat huguenots carefully in long-run. Absolutism, privilege religious uniformity - (enlightenment)-> social contract, equality, toleration. Critical thinking unreliable if they clashed with reason. Maintained reason alone (cid:272)ouldn"t produ(cid:272)e (cid:272)ertain truths (cid:894)not an athiest(cid:895)
