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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810375903321

Autore

Shadd Philip D.

Titolo

Understanding legitimacy : political theory and neo-calvinist social thought / / Philip D. Shadd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-4985-1897-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 pages)

Disciplina

230/.42

Soggetti

Calvinism

Political science

Church and state

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Clarifying the Question and Surveying the JL Answer -- A First Unacceptable Consequence of JL -- A Second Unacceptable Consequence of JL -- A Third Worry about JL -- An Outline ofNeo-Calvinist Thought -- A Neo-Calvinist Theory of Legitimacy -- Is Consent Needed to Justify Coercion? -- The Human Flourishing Tie -- How to Steer Clear of Paternalism -- Conclusion.