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Calvin in the public square: liberal democracies.., c.1-2

David Hall is a first-rate historian and theologian, and is providing wonderful leadership to the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth. This particular volume is a tour-de-force of history, theory and application. Hall traces the political thought and implications of Calvins writings. He then shows how Calvin's followers, Knox, Beza, and some you've never heard of, took his ideas and built upon them. He explores how these ideas then spread and influenced both the British Isles and the American Colonies/States. His contemporary lessons on how Calvin's ideas and those of his successors can and should be applied today is outstanding! One small critique is that, it seems he tries to make too strong a case for the faith of the founding Fathers in some cases. He is completely accurate on the influence of Calvinist thought on their political ideas, but their personal orthodoxy is assumed rather than proven is several cases.

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Call Number
261.708 HAL c.1-2
Publisher
Phillipsburg : P&R Publ..,
Collation
viii,343p.; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN/ISSN
978-1-59638-099-8
Classification
261.708
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Edition
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Subject(s)
CHRISTIANITY AND POLITICS, DEMOCRACY
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