The Fall of the Fall in Early Modern Political Theory

In this essay I offer a contribution to a political genealogy of secularization through the fading of the Fall in early modern political theory. I begin by giving a brief overview of the importance of the Fall in pre-modern Christian political thought. I then examine the fate of the Fall in early mo...

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Main Author: Cavanaugh, William T. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2017]
In: Political theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 6, Pages: 475-494
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Hobbes, Thomas 1588-1679 / Locke, John 1632-1704 / Filmer, Robert 1588-1653 / Fall of Man / Original sin
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
NBE Anthropology
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Hobbes
B Political Theory
B Locke
B Falling
B Original Sin
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