From Premodern to Modern Protestantism

Informationen zum Autor Daniel Elazar Klappentext This volume traces the trends and the developing relationships of constitutionalism and covenant that ultimately led to the transformation of the latter into the former. Elazar explores the paths that emerged out of the constitutionalized covenantal tradition in Europe such as federalism! communitarianism! and the cooperative movement. Zusammenfassung This volume traces the trends and the developing relationships of constitutionalism and covenant that ultimately led to the transformation of the latter into the former Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroduction: The New World ExperiencePart I: The United States: An Almost Covenanted Polity1. Covenant and the American Founding2. The Revolution and the Declaration of Independence3. Constitutions as CovenantsPart II: The United States: The Covenant Challenged4. Covenant and Contending Principles in the Expansion of the United States5. Slavery and Secession: Covenant versus Compact6. Covenant and the Challenges of Human Nature7. The Sum of Covenantal ExpressionsPart III: Covenant on the Great Frontier8. The Western Hemisphere: False and Real Frontiers9. The Southern Hemisphere and the Asian Coast10. Covenant as a Theo-Political Tradition: A Summary StatementIndex

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Elazar, Daniel J. Elazar
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.1996
• EAN: 9781560002352
• ISBN: 978-1-56000-235-2
• No. of pages: 287
• Series: Covenant Traditions in Politics S.; Covenant Traditions in Politics Series; Covenant Traditions in Politics Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Politics & government, Politics and government