Politics reformed : the Anglo-American legacy of covenant theology /

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"This remarkable overview overview of history and opinion regarding the political theory of the covenant will undoubtedly become a standard resource on the history of this topic."--Thomas Kidd, author of American Christians and Islam.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moots, Glenn A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2010.
Series:Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy.
Subjects:
Political theology.
Covenant theology.
Covenants > Religious aspects > Reformed Church.
Reformed Church > Doctrines.
Théologie politique.
Alliance (Théologie)
Église réformée > Doctrines.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Systematic.
Covenant theology
Covenants > Religious aspects > Reformed Church
Political theology
Reformed Church > Doctrines
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : returning to political theology
  • Defending political theology
  • The biblical background to covenanting
  • Founding covenant theologies : Bullinger and Calvin
  • Regime, discipline, and resistance : the covenant and the civil magistrate
  • The legacies of Geneva and Zurich in England and Scotland
  • Covenant, revolution, war, and eschatology
  • Reaching limits : the covenant in America
  • Natural law and natural right in reformed political theology
  • The reformation in retrospect
  • Contemporary perspectives on covenanting
  • Lessons for religion and politics today.

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