The reformation of rights : law, religion and human rights in early modern Calvinism / John Witte, Jr.
2007
BX9422.2 .W58 2007 (Mapit)
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The reformation of rights : law, religion and human rights in early modern Calvinism / John Witte, Jr.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Description
xv, 388 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
Moderate (religious) liberty in the theology of John Calvin: the original Genevan experiment
The duties of conscience and the free exercise of Christian liberty: Theodore Beza and the rise of Calvinist rights and resistance theory
Natural rights, popular sovereignty, and covenant politics: Johannes Althusius and the Dutch Revolt and republic
Prophets, priests, and kings of liberty: John Milton and the rights and liberties of all Englishmen
How to govern a city on a hill: covenant liberty in Puritan New England
Concluding reflections: the biology and biography of liberty.
Moderate (religious) liberty in the theology of John Calvin: the original Genevan experiment
The duties of conscience and the free exercise of Christian liberty: Theodore Beza and the rise of Calvinist rights and resistance theory
Natural rights, popular sovereignty, and covenant politics: Johannes Althusius and the Dutch Revolt and republic
Prophets, priests, and kings of liberty: John Milton and the rights and liberties of all Englishmen
How to govern a city on a hill: covenant liberty in Puritan New England
Concluding reflections: the biology and biography of liberty.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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RBSTA
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BX9422.2 .W58 2007
Language
English
ISBN
9780521818421 hardback
0521818427 hardback
9780521521611 paperback
0521521610 paperback
0521818427 hardback
9780521521611 paperback
0521521610 paperback
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