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God and Government in an 'Age of Reason' (Hardcover, New)
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God and Government in an 'Age of Reason' (Hardcover, New)
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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
used in the eighteenth century, he shows how these have been
related to political rhetoric in particular 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,
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 secularized
theological concepts. In his consideration of this relationship,
Nicholls sheds new light on religion and politicsin the eighteenth
century.
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