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Edmund Burke, who praised Christianity's ability to strengthen British society. The religious thought of Edmund Burke includes published works by Edmund Burke and commentary on the same. Burke's religious thought was grounded in his belief that religion is the foundation of civil society. [1]
Burke expressed his support for the grievances of the American Thirteen Colonies under the government of King George III and his appointed representatives. On 19 April 1774, Burke made a speech, " On American Taxation " (published in January 1775), on a motion to repeal the tea duty:
Dec 5, 2012 · Summary. Edmund Burke was not a theologian, but a man of letters and a statesman: it was in these capacities that he was deeply interested in Christianity and its importance for society.
- Ian Harris
- 2012
The place of religion in the life of Edmund Burke remains a phenomenon as elusive as it is compelling, central to his vision in the 1790s. There are some areas of consensus.
Oct 18, 2020 · Much of the hostility toward Burke—a defender of ordered liberty in America, India, Ireland, and the Caribbean against British imperialism and the slave trade, and in France against totalitarian democracy—is rooted in a common but narrow academic reading of the final chapter of Leo Strauss’s Natural Right and History.
Sep 26, 2024 · Burke’s best-known statements on this issue are two parliamentary speeches, “ On American Taxation” (1774) and “ On Moving His Resolutions for Conciliation with the Colonies” (1775), and “ A Letter to…the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America” (1777).
Born in 1729 in Dublin, Edmund Burke was the son of an Irish government lawyer who grew up among a variety of Christian traditions. Though raised in his father’s Protestant faith, his mother was Catholic, and in his youth Burke was sent to a Quaker boarding school.
