The reformation of rights : law, religion, and human rights in early modern Calvinism /
John Witte, Jr.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- 388 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-368) and indexes
Introduction -- Moderate (religious) liberty in the theology of John Calvin : the original Genevan experiment -- The duties of conscience and the free exercise of Christian liberty : Theodore Beza and the rise of Calvinist rights and resistance theory -- Natural rights, popular sovereignty, and covenant politics : Johannes Althusius and the Dutch Revolt and republic -- Prophets, priests, and kings of liberty : John Milton and the rights and liberties of all Englishmen -- How to govern a city on a hill:covenant liberty in Puritan New England -- Concluding reflections : the biology and biography of liberty
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