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.