God and Government in an 'Age of Reason'

ISBN-13: 9781138868144 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 296 str.

Nicholls

Opis

Nicholls sheds new light on the relationship between religion and politics in the 18th century. `A major piece of modern scholarship, very much in tune with revised modern concerns about religion and politics.' - Bernard Crick, London University

Recenzje

`... surveys the eighteenth century with an impressive array of equal expertise both in the political and theological debates of the time. The book certainly has much to offer specialists in the period. .. This is an important and timely book.' - Henry D Rack, The Expository Times

`...a splendid achievement' - - Frances Knight, Theology

'This is a valuable book which puts back together the Humpty Dumpty of theology, philosophy and political theory.' - Linda Kirk, English Historical Review, November 1997

Spis treści

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 GOD AND THE MARKET; Chapter 3 UNITARIAN RADICALS AND ORTHODOX ANGLICANS; Chapter 4 REVOLUTIONARY POLITICS AND CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT; Chapter 5 DIVINE CONSTITUTIONALISM AND POLITICAL ORDER; Chapter 6 DEISTS, DISSENTERS AND FREE THINKERS; Chapter 7 LEIBNIZ AND THE NEWTONIANS; Chapter 8 CONCLUSION; Chapter 9 THEOLOGICAL POSTSCRIPT;

O autorze

David Nicholls