Contains Locke's The reasonableness of Christianity as delivered in the scriptures (1695), A second vindication of the reasonableness of Christianity (1697), a previously unpublished manuscript text, and Pierre Coste's French version of the Vindications.

Victor Nuovo presents the first scholarly edition of John Locke's 'A Vindication' (1695) and 'A Second Vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity' (1697), in which Locke defends the New Testament and the Christian Religion against charges of heterodoxy. The texts are accompanied by a wealth of critical and contextual apparatus.

Locke lived at a time of heightened religious sensibility, and religious motives and theological beliefs were fundamental to his philosophical outlook. Here, Victor Nuovo brings together the first comprehensive collection of Locke's writings on religion and theology. These writings illustrate the deep religious motivation in Locke's thought.