Reformation, Resistance, and Reason of State 1517-1625
The period 1517-1625 was crucial for the development of political thought. During this time of expanding empires, religious upheaval, and social change, new ideas about the organisation and purpose of…
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The period 1517-1625 was crucial for the development of political thought. During this time of expanding empires, religious upheaval, and social change, new ideas about the organisation and purpose of human communities began to be debated. In particular, there was a concern to understand the political or civil community as bounded, limited in geographical terms and with its own particular structures, characteristics and history. There was also a growing focus, in the wake of the Reformation, on civil or political authority as distinct from the church or religious authority. The concept of sovereignty began to be used, alongside a new language of reason of state--in response, political theories based upon religion gained traction, especially arguments for the divine right of kings.In this volume Sarah Mortimer highlights how, in the midst of these developments, the language of
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Romanism and the Reformation
General Theory of Law and State
Reason and Cause
Edge of Reason
Dawn of the Reformation
The Reformation of Welfare
Reformation of Marli Meade