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Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics : Political Theology, Natural Law, and the American Founding by Kody W. Cooper and Justin Buckley Dyer (2022, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101009107844
ISBN-139781009107846
eBay Product ID (ePID)9057252356
Product Key Features
Number of Pages225 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameClassical and Christian Origins of American Politics : Political Theology, Natural Law, and the American Founding
Publication Year2022
SubjectHistory & Theory
TypeTextbook
AuthorKody W. Cooper, Justin Buckley Dyer
Subject AreaPolitical Science
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Reviews'Readers of the book will reconsider many of the now conventional claims about the origin and purpose of the American regime ... Highly recommended.' D. P. Ramsey, Choice
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal261.70973
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Classical and Christian origins; 2. God and nature's law in the pamphlet debates; 3. Thomas Jefferson, nature's God, and the theological foundations of natural-rights republicanism; 4. Reason, revelation, and revolution; 5. Providence and natural law in the war for independence; 6. Reason, will, and popular sovereignty; 7. The law of nature in James Wilson's Lectures on Law; 8. Conclusion: Immanence, transcendence, and the American political order.
SynopsisSpecialists and non-specialists alike continue to debate the key themes and importance of founding political thought. This book makes the case that the American founders were deeply indebted to the classical Christian natural-law tradition in their fundamental theological, moral, and political outlook., There has been a considerable amount of literature in the last 70 years claiming that the American founders were steeped in modern thought. This study runs counter to that tradition, arguing that the founders of America were deeply indebted to the classical Christian natural-law tradition for their fundamental theological, moral, and political outlook. Evidence for this thesis is found in case studies of such leading American founders as Thomas Jefferson and James Wilson, the pamphlet debates, the founders' invocation of providence during the revolution, and their understanding of popular sovereignty. The authors go on to reflect on how the founders' political thought contained within it the resources that undermined, in principle, the institution of slavery, and explores the relevance of the founders' political theology for contemporary politics. This timely, important book makes a significant contribution to the scholarly debate over whether the American founding is compatible with traditional Christianity.
LC Classification NumberBR115.P7
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