Religion and the rise of democracy / Graham Maddox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maddox, Graham.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 296 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a major original study, Graham Maddox analyses the role of religion in the development of democracy from the tribes of ancient Israel to the present day. The book contrasts Athenian direct democracy with the Old Testament monarchy in which the concept of religious opposition - vital to modern democracy - arose. Maddox then develops his discussion of the relationship between religion and democracy through early Christianity to the Reformation and Calvinism, ending with a chapter on modern democracy. Maddox's contentious thesis concerning the development of democracy is truly interdisciplinar

Contents:

Front Cover; Religion and The Rise of Democracy; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1.Ancient Israel: The Prophetic Challenge; 2. Early Christianity: A Kingdom not of this World; 3.The Two Cities: Sojourners in the World; 4.The Two Kingdoms: Reformation Separatism; 5.Calvinism and Democracy: The Growth of Oppositional Politics; 6.Puritan Democracy: The Rise of Popular Consciousness; 7.Modern Democracy: From Two Kingdoms to Dialectical Politics; Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-290) and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-32659-X

9786610326594

0-203-32833-7

1-134-97353-5

0-203-19312-1

9780203193129

OCLC:

50103434