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Politics, Religion and the British Revolutions: The Mind of Samuel Rutherford - Couverture rigide

Livre 31 sur 105: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History

Coffey, John

 
9780521581721: Politics, Religion and the British Revolutions: The Mind of Samuel Rutherford
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521581729 ISBN 13 : 9780521581721
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1997

Synopsis

This is the first modern intellectual biography of the Scottish Covenanters' great theorist Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600–61). The central focus is on Rutherford's political thought and his major treatise, Lex, Rex, written in 1644 as a justification of the Covenanters' resistance to King Charles I. The book demonstrates that while Lex, Rex provided a careful synthesis of natural-law theory and biblical politics, Rutherford's Old Testament vision of a purged and covenanted nation ultimately subverted his commitment to the politics of natural reason. The book also discusses a wide range of other topics, including scholasticism and humanism, Calvinist theology, Presbyterian ecclesiology, Rutherford's close relationships with women and his fervent spirituality. It will therefore be of considerable interest to a range of scholars and students working on Scottish and English history, Calvinism and Puritanism, and early modern political thought.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the first modern intellectual biography of the Scottish Covenanters' great theorist Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600–61). The central focus is on Rutherford's political thought and his major treatise, Lex, Rex, written in 1644 as a justification of the Covenanters' resistance to King Charles I. The book demonstrates that while Lex, Rex provided a careful synthesis of natural-law theory and biblical politics, Rutherford's Old Testament vision of a purged and covenanted nation ultimately subverted his commitment to the politics of natural reason. The book also discusses a wide range of other topics, including scholasticism and humanism, Calvinist theology, Presbyterian ecclesiology, Rutherford's close relationships with women and his fervent spirituality. It will therefore be of considerable interest to a range of scholars and students working on Scottish and English history, Calvinism and Puritanism, and early modern political thought.

Revue de presse

'... a valuable handbook to the various controversies surrounding Puritan and Reformed subjects ... authoritative and gives a new standard for works in this area. Highly recommended'. Evangelical Times

'It is ... a sensitive appraisal of a powerful mind in context, and sheds valuable light on the religious and political history of Caroline and Civil War Britain.' Journal of Religious History

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521581729
ISBN 13 
9780521581721
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Avery
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