Civil Religion in Modern Political Philosophy : Machiavelli to Tocqueville / / ed. by Steven Frankel, Martin D. Yaffe

• Pubblicazione: University Park, PA : , : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©2020
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 201/.72
• Soggetto topico: POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
• Persona (resp. second.): BehnegarNasser; CarresePaul; FrankelSteven; HeroldAaron L.; MuñozVincent Phillip; QuinnTimothy Sean; RadasanuAndrea; RayJohn; ShiffmanMark; SzymkowiakAaron; VanceKevin; YaffeMartin D.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Machiavelli, Christianity, and Civil Religion -- 2. How Francis Bacon’s New Organon Co-opts Biblical Theology for His New Atlantis -- 3. Leviathan’s Reconquest of the Christian Person for the State -- 4. Will Wonders Never Cease? Spinoza’s Critique of Miracles -- 5. Liberalism and Christianity: Locke’s Use of the Bible in the Second Treatise -- 6. Montesquieu’s Machiavellian Account of Civil Religion -- 7. Montesquieu and Christianity in the American Project: The Moderate Spirit of Religious Liberty -- 8. Hume on Church Establishments: History, Moderation, and Liberty -- 9. Rousseau’s Civil Religion “Problem” -- 10. How the Founders Agreed About Religious Freedom but Disagreed About the Separation of Church and State -- 11. Tocqueville on Religion and Democratic Character: Equality, Mediocrity, and Greatness -- List of Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "A collection of essays on civil religion in modern political philosophy, exploring the engagement between modern thought and the Christian tradition"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Civil Religion in Modern Political Philosophy
• ISBN: 9780271087450; 0271087455
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910984614503321
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