Divine Sovereignty: The Origins of Modern State Power - Daniel Engster - Books - Cornell University Press - 9780875802756 - August 1, 2001
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Divine Sovereignty: The Origins of Modern State Power 1st edition

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Daniel Engster challenges the common assertion that the state emerged from a new secular philosophy at the time of the Renaissance. He argues instead that early modern theorists legitimized state power by portraying it as a sanctified force for moral order within a secular and contigent world.

272 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released August 1, 2001
ISBN13 9780875802756
Publishers Cornell University Press
Pages 267
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 25 mm   ·   907 g
Language English  

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