The Egalitarian Spirit of Christianity The Sacred Roots of American and British Government |
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| Author:
| Strehle, Stephen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4128-1352-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | AUD $84.00 |
Book Description:
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"Frequently scholars of political science and of history miss the importance of religion in the development of British and American government and economic life. Attempts at correcting this lacuna often are wrongheaded. . . . However, in this erudite study Strehle gets it right." --D. A. Brown, Choice Strehle shows the significance and ongoing influence of religion in contemporary views of life by revealing the sacred roots of modern political ideas in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
"Frequently scholars of political science and of history miss the importance of religion in the development of British and American government and economic life. Attempts at correcting this lacuna often are wrongheaded. . . . However, in this erudite study Strehle gets it right." --D. A. Brown, Choice Strehle shows the significance and ongoing influence of religion in contemporary views of life by revealing the sacred roots of modern political ideas in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.