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God and Government in an 'Age of Reason' (Paperback)
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God and Government in an 'Age of Reason' (Paperback)
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In this companion volume to Deity and Domination, David Nicholls
broadens his examination of the relationship between religion and
politics. Focusing on the images and concepts of God and the state
predominant in eighteenth-century discourse, he shows how these
were interrelated and reflect the language of the wider cultural
contexts. Nicholls argues that the way a community pictures God
will inevitably reflect (and also affect) its general understanding
of authority, whether it be in state, in family or in other social
institutions. Much language about God, for example, has a primarily
political reference: in psalms, hymns and sermons God is called
king, judge, lord, ruler and to him are ascribed might, majesty,
dominion, power and sovereignty. But if political rhetoric is
frequently incorporated into religious discourse, the reverse is
also true: many key concepts of modern political theory are
secularised theological concepts. In his consideration of this
important and neglected relationship Nicholls sheds new light on
religion and politics in the eighteenth century.
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