John Milton, Radical Politics, and Biblical RepublicanismIn analyzing how Milton reads and appropriates different biblical texts to give shape to his republican vision, this book also assesses his significance to the development of early modern English political thought, his conception of the English nation, and finally, his response to pressures exerted by a secular modernity grounded on international commercial activities."--Jacket. |
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... Parliament . Importantly , the enactment of a Triennial Act pro- vided for regular meetings of Parliament , independent of any monarch's failure to summon them . By passing an act that prevented the dissolution of Parliament without its ...
... Parliament . Importantly , the enactment of a Triennial Act pro- vided for regular meetings of Parliament , independent of any monarch's failure to summon them . By passing an act that prevented the dissolution of Parliament without its ...
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... Parliament over the Irish one , he wrote from the republican position that celebrated Parliament's triumph over the Crown . That superiority is defined in constitutional terms - having to do with the relationship of the English Parliament ...
... Parliament over the Irish one , he wrote from the republican position that celebrated Parliament's triumph over the Crown . That superiority is defined in constitutional terms - having to do with the relationship of the English Parliament ...
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... Parliament as the forum for debate about the nation and its government . GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS IN A FALLEN WORLD In reality , it quickly became obvious that Parliament was far from immune to tendencies that made it not very ...
... Parliament as the forum for debate about the nation and its government . GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS IN A FALLEN WORLD In reality , it quickly became obvious that Parliament was far from immune to tendencies that made it not very ...
Contents
Introduction | 13 |
Radical TheologyRadical Politics | 30 |
Authority in the Ideal Republic | 71 |
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