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The Peril and Promise of Christian Liberty

Richard Hooker, the Puritans, and Protestant Political Theology

  • Paperback
  • 272 pages
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 2.6 cm

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For Christians seeking to understand their freedom

Clarifies when to obey God over human authority

You will gain insights into faith and political engagement

This insightful book explores the balance of Christian liberty and authority.

How do Christians determine when to obey God even if that means disobeying other people? In this book W. Bradford Littlejohn addresses that question as he unpacks the magisterial political-theological work of Richard Hooker, a leading figure in the sixteenth-century English Reformation. Littlejohn shows how Martin Luther and other Reformers considered Christian liberty to be compatible with considerable civil authority over the church, but he also analyzes the ambiguities and tensions of that relationship and how it helped provoke the Puritan movement. The heart of the book examines how, according to Richard Hooker, certain forms of Puritan legalism posed a much greater threat to Christian liberty than did meddling monarchs. In expounding Hooker's remarkable attempt to offer a balanced synthesis of liberty and authority in church, state, and conscience, Littlejohn draws out pertinent implications for Christian liberty and politics today.
The Peril and Promise of Christian Liberty and Richard Hooker
Richard HookerThe Peril and Promise of Christian Liberty

  • Title

    The Peril and Promise of Christian Liberty

  • Author

    W. Bradford Littlejohn

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Items in Pack

    1

  • Publisher

    Eerdmans Publishing Company

  • Published

    June 2017

  • Weight

    432g

  • Page Count

    272

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780802872562

  • ISBN-10

    0802872565

  • Eden Code

    4501575

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