1st Edition

Freedom and History

330 Pages

by Routledge

330 Pages

by Routledge

330 Pages

by Routledge

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First published in 1962, Freedom and History expresses a deep concern about freedom and the way it is imperilled by misunderstandings. The cause of freedom has not always been well served by its friends; by presenting one -sided ideas of freedom they have often paved the way for extreme forms of collectivism and despotism. Professor Lewis examines works of T.H. Green and compares Green with... Read more

Preface 1. Does the Good Will define its own content? – a study of T.H. Green’s Prolegomena to Ethics 2. The idea of a Universal Mind- a discussion of G.F. Stout’s God and Nature 3. Individualism and Collectivism- a study of T.H. Green 4. The Individualism of T.H. Green 5. T.H. Green and Rosseau 6. Conscience and Dissent 7. Extreme views about History 8. The Historian and his Interests 9. Can History be Objective? 10. History and Gospel- a review of the work of Emil Brunner 11. Faith and History – a study of Reinhold Niebuhr 12. Freedom and Responsibility 13. Responsibility and Mental Health – a review of recent work by Barbara Wootton 14. The Moral status of Man 15. Faith and Freedom- a discussion of Leonard Hodgson’s Gifford Lectures 16. Freedom and Immortality – a review of recent work by I.T. Ramsey 17. What is Theology? Index