Self-Defence and Religious Strife in Early Modern Europe - England and Germany, 1530-1680 (Hardcover, New Ed)

Recent research has begun to highlight the importance of German arguments about legitimate resistance and self-defence for French, English and Scottish Protestants. This book systematically studies the reception of German thought in England, arguing that it played a much greater role than has hitherto been acknowledged. Both the Marian exiles, and others concerned with the fate of continental Protestantism, eagerly read what German reformers had to say about the possibility of resisting the religious policies of a monarch without compromising the institution of monarchy itself. However, the transfer of German arguments to England, with its individual political and constitutional environment, necessarily involved the subtle transformation of these arguments into forms compatible with local traditions. In this way, German arguments contributed significantly to the emergence of new theories, emphasising natural rights.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	St Andrews Studies in Reformation History
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Robert Von Friedeburg
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	290
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-0177-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	0-7546-0177-3
Barcode:	9780754601777

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