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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Nebentitel:Politics, Religion & the British Revolutions
1. VerfasserIn: Coffey, John (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1997.
In:Jahr: 1997
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Cambridge studies in early modern British history
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Rutherford, Samuel 1600?-1661
weitere Schlagwörter:B Presbyterian Church ; Scotland ; Clergy ; Biography
B Presbyterian Church (Scotland) Clergy Biography
B Rutherford, Samuel (1600?-1661)
B Rutherford, Samuel ; 1600?-1661
B Rutherford, Samuel
B Presbyterian Church Scotland Clergy Biography
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Parallele Ausgabe:Nicht-Elektronisch
Erscheint auch als: 9780521581721
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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.
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Physische Details:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 304 pages), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:978-0-511-58525-8
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511585258