The Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos: A Chapter in the Struggle for Religious Freedom in France
One of the most significant documents in the literature of the Continental Reformation is that bearing the title The Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants. Its significance rests upon a basis of historical importance far exceeding that of its inclusion in the body of Huguenot writings which illumines t...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electronic/Print Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Cambridge University Press
[1940]
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Church history
Ano: 1940, Volume: 9, Número: 4, Páginas: 285-298 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Recurso Electrónico
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| Resumo: | One of the most significant documents in the literature of the Continental Reformation is that bearing the title The Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants. Its significance rests upon a basis of historical importance far exceeding that of its inclusion in the body of Huguenot writings which illumines the religious life of sixteenth and seventeenth century France. It is important because, as Mr. Harold Laski indicates, it is “a brilliant summary of ideas already adumbrated by the Huguenot party,” and it “surpassed all other essays of the time in the vigor and lucidity with which it restates these ideas.” It is a work which is regarded as embodying the best Huguenot thinking, and it records a memorable protest against tyranny that has renewed poignancy at every crisis in the age-long struggle for human freedom. It asked, and in its own fashion answered, questions having wide political significance because of the inextricable union of political with religious problems of the time. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-6407 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Church history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3160910 |