TY  - BOOK
AU  - Henreckson,David P.
TI  - The immortal commonwealth: covenant, community, and political resistance in early reformed thought 
T2  - Cambridge Studies in Law and Christianity
SN  - 9781108470216
AV  - BT155.H518.I466 2019 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Cambridge, New York, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Christianity and justice
KW  - Europe
KW  - History
KW  - 16th century
KW  - Covenant theology
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - Covenants
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Reformed Church
KW  - Protestantism
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Reformation
N1  - 2; The covenanting God --; The law of the covenant --; Breaking covenant --; The unaccountable sovereign --; Consociational politics --; Resisting the devil; 2; 2; b
N2  - "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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