Politics, religion and the British revolutions :: the mind of Samuel Rutherford /

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 Kin...

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1. Verfasser: Coffey, John, 1969-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 304 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-294) and index.
"Bibliography of Samuel Rutherford": pages 260-275
ISBN:0511003587
9780511003585

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