Divine sovereignty: the origins of modern state power
Auteur :
Engster, Daniel
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780875802756
Date de publication :
1 août 2001
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Daniel Engster challenges the common assertion that the state emerged from a new secular philosophy at the time of the Renaissance. He argues instead that early modern theorists legitimized state power by portraying it as a sanctified force for moral order within a secular and contigent world.