论洛克的宗教宽容思想

On Locke's Concept of Religious Toleration

宗教宽容是洛克思想的一个重要组成部分,该思想几乎贯穿于他的所有著作之中。通过分析洛克的相关著作,我们可以发现,宗教宽容思想是洛克对他所处时代的政治所做的一个回应,是洛克从国家、社会安全的角度出发对宗教问题所进行的阐释。洛克没有局限于宗教宽容,在宗教宽容的基础上他又提出了更广意义上的宽容原则问题,指出教会与公民社会在各自领域内的宽容的应用范围。他所提出宗教宽容的原则和政教分离的主张至今仍有借鉴意义。

Religious toleration is an important component of Locke＇s theories, which is advocated in almost all of his works. An analysis of Locke＇s relevant works suggests that the concept is one of his responses to the then political system as well as his interpretation of religious issues from the perspective of national and social security. But Locke goes beyond religious toleration, on the basis of which he puts forward the toleration principles in a broader sense, defining the application scope of toleration for religious circles and secular world respectively. His principles of religious toleration, as well as his idea of disestablishment, are still having much bearing today.