Politics, religion and the British revolutions : the mind of Samuel Rutherford /
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| Author / Creator: | Coffey, John, 1969- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, U.K. : New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1997. |
| Description: | xii, 304 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in early modern British history |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2763456 |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | xii, 304 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-294) and index. "Bibliography of Samuel Rutherford": p. 260-275. |
| ISBN: | 0521581729 |