The immortal commonwealth : covenant, community, and political resistance in early reformed thought / David P. Henreckson. [print]

By:

Henreckson, David P, 1985- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781108470216

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LOC classification:

BT155.H518.I466 2019
BT155

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Contents:

The law of the covenant -- Breaking covenant -- The unaccountable sovereign -- Consociational politics -- Resisting the devil.

Subject: "Introduction, with a linguistic history reaching back to ancient Hebrew writings, Roman law, and medieval jurisprudence, the concept of covenant has shaped Western notions of law and justice like few others. In its barest sense, it is a contract or agreement between parties. It establishes or recognizes the terms by which a relationship among persons is preserved or set right, and is often ratified by some ritual or sacrifice. It promises rewards for the fulfillment of obligations, and punitive consequences for the breach thereof. It involves the exchange of goods, rights, or services, according to some specified norm. In a fuller sense, a covenant is the founding or recognition of a common project, or fellowship, by which individuals pursue goods that they could not in isolation"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	BT155.H467.I466 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923002063598

Includes bibliographies and index.

The covenanting God -- The law of the covenant -- Breaking covenant -- The unaccountable sovereign -- Consociational politics -- Resisting the devil.

"Introduction, with a linguistic history reaching back to ancient Hebrew writings, Roman law, and medieval jurisprudence, the concept of covenant has shaped Western notions of law and justice like few others. In its barest sense, it is a contract or agreement between parties. It establishes or recognizes the terms by which a relationship among persons is preserved or set right, and is often ratified by some ritual or sacrifice. It promises rewards for the fulfillment of obligations, and punitive consequences for the breach thereof. It involves the exchange of goods, rights, or services, according to some specified norm. In a fuller sense, a covenant is the founding or recognition of a common project, or fellowship, by which individuals pursue goods that they could not in isolation"--

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