Weird John Brown : divine violence and the limits of ethics /

Smith, Ted A., 1968-

Weird John Brown : divine violence and the limits of ethics / Ted A. Smith. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource. - Encountering traditions .

Includes bibliographies and index.

The touchstone -- The fate of law -- Divine violence as the relief of law -- The higher law -- The politics of pardon -- Not yet the end.



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Brown, John, 1800-1859 --Ethics.


Political violence--Moral and ethical aspects.
Political violence--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Slavery--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Political theology.
Ethics, Modern.


Electronic Books.

E451 / .W457 2015