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The Immortal Commonwealth

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  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 20.9 x 23.2 x 1.6 cm

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For scholars of Reformed theology and political history

Sheds light on overlooked theological sources in resistance

You will gain insights into radical political applications

The Immortal Commonwealth explores the intersection of theology and political resistance in Reformed thought.

In the midst of intense religious conflict in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century, theological and political concepts converged in remarkable ways. Incited by the slaughter of French Protestants in the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Reformed theologians and lawyers began to marshal arguments for political resistance. These theological arguments were grounded in uniquely religious conceptions of the covenant, community, and popular sovereignty. While other works of historical scholarship have focused on the political and legal sources of this strain of early modern resistance literature, The Immortal Commonwealth examines the frequently overlooked theological sources of these writings. It reveals how Reformed thinkers such as Heinrich Bullinger, John Calvin, Theodore Beza, and Johannes Althusius used traditional theological conceptions of covenant and community for surprisingly radical political ends.
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  • Title

    The Immortal Commonwealth

  • Author

    David P. Henreckson

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    July 2019

  • Weight

    409g

  • Dimensions

    20.9 x 23.2 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108470216

  • ISBN-10

    1108470211

  • Eden Code

    4994568

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