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Berkeley's Philosophy Of Religion, Kenneth L. Pearce
Berkeley's Philosophy Of Religion, Kenneth L. Pearce
Kenneth L Pearce
Traditionally, religious doctrines and practices have been divided into two categories. Those that purport to be justified by natural reason alone are said to be part of natural religion, while those which purport to be justified only by appeal to supernatural revelation are said to be part of revealed religion. One of the central aims of Berkeley's philosophy is to understand and defend both the doctrines and the practices of both natural and revealed (Christian) religion. This chapter will provide a survey of this aspect of Berkeley's thought.