Moderation, Toleration, and Revolution: William Penn’s Perswasive in Context

IF 0.2 4区 社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Andrew R. Murphy
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ABSTRACT In this article, I explore the relationship between moderation and toleration in early modern England by focusing on William Penn’s 1685 A Perswasive to Moderation. This work, published by Penn in support of James II’s campaign to implement toleration in England by royal decree, explicitly linked moderation and the campaign for liberty of conscience in which Penn had participated for nearly two decades, in both England and America. More broadly, I show how Penn’s Perswasive entered into an ongoing debate over the concept of moderation itself: during the 1680s, a number of authors explored the meanings and limits of moderation, tying it to contested debates in ecclesiastical affairs, civil and religious liberty, and ethical discourse. Yet the aspirations of James II to secure liberty of conscience for the realm’s dissenters failed spectacularly in the Revolution of 1688, and Penn suffered deep public embarrassment (along with significant legal jeopardy) due to his association with that effort. The article closes with some specific reflections on Penn’s Perswasive as well as more general comments on the importance of attending to the practical, historically contingent ways in which moderation discourses unfold.
节制、宽容与革命:威廉·佩恩在语境中的坚持
摘要本文以威廉·佩恩1685年的《对节制的劝导》为中心,探讨近代早期英国节制与宽容之间的关系。佩恩出版的这本书支持詹姆斯二世通过皇家法令在英国实施宽容的运动,明确将温和派与佩恩在英国和美国参与了近20年的良心自由运动联系起来。更广泛地说,我展示了宾夕法尼亚大学的Perswasive是如何进入一场关于温和概念本身的持续辩论的:在1680年代,许多作者探索了温和的含义和局限性,将其与教会事务、公民和宗教自由以及伦理话语中有争议的辩论联系起来。然而,詹姆斯二世为持不同政见者争取良心自由的愿望在1688年的革命中以惊人的失败告终,佩恩因与这一努力的联系而遭受了公众的极度尴尬(以及重大的法律危险)。文章最后对佩恩的“说服力”进行了一些具体的反思,并对关注温和话语展开的实际、历史偶然的方式的重要性进行了更全面的评论。
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European Legacy-Toward New Paradigms
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