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Author Tutino, Stefania

Title Thomas White and the Blackloists : Between Politics and Theology during the English Civil War
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (228 pages)
Series Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700
Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Thomas White and the Beginnings of the Blackloist Group -- 1.1 The English Catholic Church on the Eve of the Civil War -- 1.2 Thomas White's education and background -- 1.3 Kenelm Digby -- 2 The Blackloists' Natural Philosophy and Theology -- 2.1 Mixing the old and the new: between Aristotelianism and Atomism -- 2.2 'A Natural and New Divinity' -- 2.3 Catholicism and Natural Philosophy -- 3 The Blackloists' Politics -- 3.1 The Beginning of the English Civil War: The Blackloists between Politics and Ecclesiology -- 3.2 Kenelm Digby: A Catholic Political Acrobat -- 3.3 Henry Holden: A Gallican in England -- 3.4 Thomas White: A Catholic Political Theorist -- 4 The Grounds of Obedience and Government -- 4.1 The Text -- 4.2 The Context -- 5 The Blackloists and the Lord Protector -- 5.1 Thomas White -- 5.2 Kenelm Digby -- 5.3 Henry Holden -- 6 'To Little Purpose': The End of the Blackloist Group -- 6.1 Thomas White -- 6.2 Kenelm Digby -- Conclusion: An Assessment of the Blackloist Experience -- Appendix -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
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ISBN 9781351878999
1351878999