Malcolm B. Yarnell III

Yarnell recognizes well the roots of Locke's thinking among the dissenting theologians of the 17th century. This small book focuses on the notion of the 'priesthood of all believers', and looks at how Locke's work played out in the writings of Watts, Gill, and Priestly. Most interesting is Yarnell's invitation for further research into the links between the anthropology of early Baptists and dissenters and John Locke's work, suggesting that Locke picked those theological understandings up and developed them in his own work - something that influenced dissenting theologians for years to come.… (mehr)