A Global Sourcebook In Protestant Political Thought Volume I

Author : Matthew Rowley,Marietta Van Der Tol
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1032162090

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A Global Sourcebook in Protestant Political Thought, 1517-1660 by Matthew Rowley,Marietta Van Der Tol Pdf

This first volume of the Global Sourcebook in Protestant Political Thought provides a window into the early Protestant world, and the ways in which Protestants wrestled with politics and religion in the wake of the Reformation. This period saw political authorities and church hierarchies challenged and defended by scholars, clerics, and lay people alike. The volume engages the full spectrum of Protestants, with reference to theology, geography, ethnicity, historical importance, socio-economic background and gender. This diversity highlights how Protestants felt pulled towards differing political positions and used several maps to chart their course--conscience, custom, history, ecclesiastical tradition and the laws of God, nature, nation or community. On most important issues, Protestants lined up on opposing sides. Additionally, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox political thought, as well as interactions with Jewish and Muslim texts and thinkers, profoundly influenced different directions taken in the history of Protestant Political Thought. Even as our own time is fraught with deep disagreement and political polarisation, so too was early modern Europe, and we might read it in the anxieties, uncertainties, hopes and expectations that the sources vividly express. This sourcebook will enrich both research and classroom teaching, whether geared towards general political or religious history, or towards more specialized courses on colonialism, warfare, gender, racism or toleration.

Author : Matthew Rowley,Marietta van der Tol
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781040031889

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A Global Sourcebook in Protestant Political Thought, Volume I by Matthew Rowley,Marietta van der Tol Pdf

This first volume of A Global Sourcebook in Protestant Political Thought provides a window into the early Protestant world, and the ways in which Protestants wrestled with politics and religion in the wake of the Reformation. This period saw political authorities and church hierarchies challenged and defended by scholars, clerics, and laypeople alike. The volume engages the full spectrum of Protestants, with reference to theology, geography, ethnicity, historical importance, socio-economic background, and gender. This diversity highlights how Protestants felt pulled towards differing political positions and used several maps to chart their course – conscience, custom, history, ecclesiastical tradition, and the laws of God, nature, nation, or community. On most important issues, Protestants lined up on opposing sides. Additionally, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox political thought, as well as interactions with Jewish and Muslim texts and thinkers, profoundly influenced different directions taken in the history of Protestant political thought. Even as our own time is fraught with deep disagreement and political polarisation, so too was early modern Europe, and we might read it in the anxieties, uncertainties, hopes, and expectations that the sources vividly express. This sourcebook will enrich both research and classroom teaching in politics, theology, and history, whether geared towards general political or religious history, or towards more specialised courses on colonialism, warfare, gender, race or religious diversity.

Author : Matthew Rowley,Natasha Hodgson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000473827

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Miracles, Political Authority and Violence in Medieval and Early Modern History by Matthew Rowley,Natasha Hodgson Pdf

This volume examines how historical beliefs about the supernatural were used to justify violence, secure political authority or extend toleration in both the medieval and early modern periods. Contributors explore miracles, political authority and violence in Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, various Protestant groups, Judaism, Islam and the local religious beliefs of Pacific Islanders who interacted with Christians. The chapters are geographically expansive, with contributions ranging from confessional conflict in Poland-Lithuania to the conquest of Oceania. They examine various types of conflict such as confessional struggles, conversion attempts, assassination and war, as well as themes including diplomacy, miraculous iconography, toleration, theology and rhetoric. Together, the chapters explore the appropriation of accounts of miraculous violence that are recorded in sacred texts to reveal what partisans claimed God did in conflict, and how they claimed to know. The volume investigates theories of justified warfare, changing beliefs about the supernatural with the advent of modernity and the perceived relationship between human and divine agency. Miracles, Political Authority and Violence in Medieval and Early Modern History is of interest to scholars and students in several fields including religion and violence, political and military history, and theology and the reception of sacred texts in the medieval and early modern world.

Author : Quentin Skinner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1978-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0521294355

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The Foundations of Modern Political Thought: Volume 2, The Age of Reformation by Quentin Skinner Pdf

The two volumes of The Foundations of Modern Political Thought are intended as both an introduction to the period for students, and a presentation and justification of a particular approach to the interpretation of historical texts. -- Book Cover.

Author : J. W. Allen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135026943

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A History of Political Thought in the 16th Century by J. W. Allen Pdf

This presentation of the main phases and features of political thought in the sixteenth century is based on an exhaustive study of contemporary writings in Latin, English, French, German and Italian. The book is divided into four parts. The first part deals with the new thought of Protestantism. The rest describes special ideas that emerged in England, France and Italy.

Author : Jarrett A. Carty
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780773551985

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God and Government by Jarrett A. Carty Pdf

Martin Luther (1483–1546) famously began the Reformation, a movement that shook Europe with religious schism and social upheaval. While his Ninety-Five Theses and other theological works have received centuries of scrutiny and recognition, his political writings have traditionally been dismissed as inconsistent or incoherent. God and Government focuses on Luther’s interpretations of theology and the Bible, the historical context of the Reformation, and a wide range of writings that have been misread or misappropriated. Re-contextualizing and clarifying Luther’s political ideas, Jarrett Carty contends that the political writings are best understood through Luther’s “two kingdoms” teaching, in which human beings are at once subjects of a spiritual inner kingdom, and another temporal outer kingdom. Focusing on Luther’s interpretations of theology and the Bible, the historical context of the Reformation, and a wide range of writings that have been misread or ignored, Carty traces how Luther applied political theories to the most difficult challenges of the Reformation, such as the Peasants’ War of 1525 and the Protestant resistance against the Holy Roman Empire, as well as social changes and educational reforms. The book further compares Luther’s political thought to that of Protestant and Catholic political reformers of the sixteenth century. Intersecting scholarship from political theory, religious studies, history, and theology, God and Government offers a comprehensive look at Martin Luther’s political thought across his career and writings.

Author : Mark P. Hutchinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192518224

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The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions, Volume V by Mark P. Hutchinson Pdf

The-five volume Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions series is governed by a motif of migration ('out-of-England'). It first traces organized church traditions that arose in Britain and Ireland as Dissenters distanced themselves from a state church defined by diocesan episcopacy, the Book of Common Prayer, the Thirty-Nine Articles, and Royal Supremacy, but then follows those traditions as they spread beyond Britain and Ireland—and also analyses newer traditions that emerged downstream in other parts of the world from earlier forms of Dissent. Secondly, it does the same for the doctrines, church practices, stances toward state and society, attitudes toward Scripture, and characteristic patterns of organization that also originated in earlier British and Irish dissent, but that have often defined a trajectory of influence independent of ecclesiastical organizations. The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions, Volume V follows the spatial, cultural, and intellectual changes in dissenting identity and practice in the twentieth century, as these once European traditions globalized. While in Europe dissent was often against the religious state, dissent in a globalizing world could redefine itself against colonialism or other secular and religious monopolies. The contributors trace the encounters of dissenting Protestant traditions with modernity and globalization; changing imperial politics; challenges to biblical, denominational, and pastoral authority; local cultures and languages; and some of the century's major themes, such as race and gender, new technologies, and organizational change. In so doing, they identify a vast array of local and globalizing illustrations which will enliven conversations about the role of religion, and in particular Christianity.

Author : Jeffrey Haynes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317287476

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Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics by Jeffrey Haynes Pdf

From the United States to the Middle East, Asia and Africa, religion continues to be an important factor in political activity and organisation. The second edition of this successful handbook provides the definitive global survey of the interaction of religion and politics. Featuring contributions from an international team of experts, it examines the political aspects of all the world's major religions, including such crucial contemporary issues as religious fundamentalism, terrorism, the 'war on terror', the 'clash of civilizations', the Arab Spring, and science and religion. Each chapter has been updated to reflect the latest developments and thinking in the field, and new chapters such as ‘Postsecularism and international relations’ and ‘Securitization and Secularization: The two pillars of state regulation of European Islam’ have been added to ensure the book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource. Four main themes addressed include: World religions and politics Religion and governance Religion and international relations Religion, security and development References at the end of each chapter have been overhauled to guide the reader towards the most up-to-date information on various topics. This book is an indispensable source of information for students, academics and the wider public interested in the dynamic relationship between politics and religion.

Author : Richard Gibb
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597529983

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Grace and Global Justice by Richard Gibb Pdf

What does it mean for the twenty-first century church to conceive of itself as a community defined by the covenant of grace? 'Grace and Global Justice' explores the ramifications of this central Christian doctrine for the holistic mission of the church in the context of a globalized world.

Author : Robert A. Dahl,Ian Shapiro,Jose Antonio Cheibub
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0262541475

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The Democracy Sourcebook by Robert A. Dahl,Ian Shapiro,Jose Antonio Cheibub Pdf

The Democracy Sourcebook offers a collection of classic writings and contemporary scholarship on democracy, creating a book that can be used by undergraduate and graduate students in a wide variety of courses, including American politics, international relations, comparative politics, and political philosophy. The editors have chosen substantial excerpts from the essential theorists of the past, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, Alexis de Tocqueville, and the authors of The Federalist Papers; they place them side by side with the work of such influential modern scholars as Joseph Schumpeter, Adam Przeworski, Seymour Martin Lipset, Samuel P. Huntington, Ronald Dworkin, and Amartya Sen. The book is divided into nine self-contained chapters: "Defining Democracy," which discusses procedural, deliberative, and substantive democracy; "Sources of Democracy," on why democracy exists in some countries and not in others; "Democracy, Culture, and Society," about cultural and sociological preconditions for democracy; "Democracy and Constitutionalism," which focuses on the importance of independent courts and a bill of rights; "Presidentialism versus Parliamentarianism"; "Representation," discussing which is the fairest system of democratic accountability; "Interest Groups"; "Democracy's Effects," an examination of the effect of democracy on economic growth and social inequality; and finally, "Democracy and the Global Order" discusses the effects of democracy on international relations, including the propensity for war and the erosion of national sovereignty by transnational forces.

Author : Rene De Visme Williamson,Craig M. Kibler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0971191905

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Politics And Protestant Theology by Rene De Visme Williamson,Craig M. Kibler Pdf

Focusing on the way in which theological concepts apply to politics, this book evaluates contemporary political thought and behavior by measuring it against the ideas of four great theologians of the 20th century.

Author : W. Littlejohn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692703152

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For Law and for Liberty by W. Littlejohn Pdf

This volume contains the proceedings of the Third Annual Convivium Irenicum, dedicated to the project of Protestant resourcement. There are few areas where the discrepancy between the contemporary church and the Protestantism of earlier eras looms so large as in the field of political thought. For the Reformers, their 17th-century successors, and indeed thoughtful Protestants right up through the last century, the vocations of minister and magistrate may have been strictly separate, but the accomplished theologian was usually a master of jurisprudence and political philosophy as well. Many, such as Richard Hooker or Johannes Althusius, wrote classic treatments in both the fields of theology and law, with a keen sense of both the distinctions of these disciplines and their unity. Today's Protestants are rarely so fortunate, with most evangelical engagements with political theology betraying a painful naivete and a profound historical myopia. Together, the essays in this volume challenge us to recognize the breadth and depth of our heritage of Protestant political wisdom, and the complexity and contingency of civic life to which its principles must be artfully applied, which rules out any attempt to inscribe any particular instance of Christian politics as a model for all time. May they also provoke renewed reflection on how to faithfully apply our Protestant principles to the challenges facing our American polity today."

Author : Jeremy Seth Geddert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315525792

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Hugo Grotius and the Modern Theology of Freedom by Jeremy Seth Geddert Pdf

Human rights are thought to guarantee pluralism by protecting individual liberty from imposed religious conceptions of virtue. Yet critics often argue that this secular focus on merely avoiding violations can also enable unfettered individualism and undermine appeals to the common good. This book uncovers in secular rights pioneer Hugo Grotius a rights theory that points toward the enlargement of individual responsibility. It grounds this connection in Grotius’ unexplored theological corpus, which reveals a dual metaethics and jurisprudence. Here a deontological natural law undergirds a secular theory of rights that is self-aware of its own limitations. A teleological practical reason then guides the exercise of these rights, so as not to compromise the political order that defends them. The book then illustrates this symbiosis of rights and responsibilities in five areas: consent theories of government, rights of rebellion, criminal punishment, war and international responsibility, and Atonement theology. This reassesses Grotius’ legacy as a secularist opponent of classical political thought, and suggests that modern liberalism and universal human rights are compatible with a world of resurgent religion.

Author : Robert B. Fowler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0608166812

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A New Engagement by Robert B. Fowler Pdf

Author : Caroline Erskine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317128700

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George Buchanan by Caroline Erskine Pdf

George Buchanan (1506-82) was the most distinguished Scottish humanist of the sixteenth century with an unparalleled contemporary reputation as a Latin poet, playwright, historian and political theorist. However, while his contemporary importance as the scourge of Mary Queen of Scots and advocate of popular rebellion has long been recognised, this volume represents the first attempt to explore the subsequent influence of his ideas and his contested reputation as a political ideologue and cultural icon. Featuring a wide-ranging selection of essays by an international cast of established and younger scholars, the volume explores Buchanan's legacy as an historian and political theorist in Britain and Europe in the two centuries following his death, with particular emphasis on the reception of his remarkably radical views on popular sovereignty and political assassination. Divided into four parts, the volume covers the immediate impact and reception of his writings in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Britain; the wider Northern European context in which his thought was influential; the engagement with his political ideas in the course of the seventeenth-century British constitutional struggles; and the influence of his ideas as well as the changing nature of his reputation through the eighteenth century and beyond. The introduction to the volume not only reviews the material in the body of the collection, but also reflects on the use and abuse of Buchanan's ideas in the early modern period and the methodological issues of influence and reputation raised by the contributors. Such a reassessment of Buchanan and his legacy is long overdue and this volume will be welcomed by all scholars with an interest in the political and cultural history of early modern Britain and Europe.