The Religious Roots and Secular Legacy of Francis Bacon's 'Great Instauration'

• In Event: Political Realism and the Longing for Utopia

Brief Overview

Francis Bacon is known as the great forerunner of secular modernity, but a close reading of his work tells a more complex story. Bacon should be placed in the millenarian Christian tradition, which played a key role in the secularization of the West.

Author

• Tyler Castle, University of Notre Dame