ABSTRACT
In 1732 Berkeley published Alciphron: or the Minute Philosopher, his most comprehensive statement on religion. During the next three years he wrote five shorter works which have a bearing on his theological system. The unity and strength of this system has not been appreciated, probably because commentators have concentrated on Berkeley’s philosophical writings of 1709–13. My aim in this paper is exegetical rather than critical. By focusing on Alciphron, I hope to reveal one of the last great theological syntheses: a strong-minded defence of religion based on a revolutionary philosophy of language.
