Politics, religion and the British revolutions : the mind of Samuel Rutherford / John Coffey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coffey, John, 1969- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in early modern British history.

Cambridge studies in early modern British history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.

Rutherford, Samuel.

Presbyterian Church--Scotland--Clergy--Biography.

Presbyterian Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 304 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Politics, Religion & the British Revolutions

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-294) and index.

"Bibliography of Samuel Rutherford": pages 260-275.

ISBN:

0-511-58525-X

0-511-00358-7