| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 304 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in early modern British history |
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Cambridge studies in early modern British history
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| Summary |
This is the first modern intellectual biography of the Scottish Covenanters' great theorist Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600-61). The central focus is on Rutherford's political thought and his major treatise, Lex, Rex, written in 1644 as a justification of the Covenanters' resistance to King Charles I. The book demonstrates that while Lex, Rex provided a careful synthesis of natural-law theory and biblical politics, Rutherford's Old Testament vision of a purged and covenanted nation ultimately subverted his commitment to the politics of natural reason. The book also discusses a wide range of other topics, including scholasticism and humanism, Calvinist theology, Presbyterian ecclesiology, Rutherford's close relationships with women and his fervent spirituality. It will therefore be of considerable interest to a range of scholars and students working on Scottish and English history, Calvinism and Puritanism, and early modern political thought |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-294) and index |
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"Bibliography of Samuel Rutherford": pages 260-275 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.
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| SUBJECT |
Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661 fast |
| Subject |
Presbyterian Church -- Scotland -- Clergy -- Biography
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Presbyterian.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
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Presbyterian Church -- Clergy
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Scotland
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biografieën (vorm)
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511003587 |
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9780511003585 |
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