Peril and Promise of Christian Liberty - Richard Hooker, the Puritans, and Protestant Political Theology (Paperback)

How do Christians determine when to obey God even if that means disobeying other people? In this book W. Bradford Littlejohn addresses that question as he unpacks the magisterial political-theological work of Richard Hooker, a leading figure in the sixteenth-century English Reformation. Littlejohn shows how Martin Luther and other Reformers considered Christian liberty to be compatible with considerable civil authority over the church, but he also analyses the ambiguities and tensions of that relationship and how it helped provoke the Puritan movement. The heart of the book examines how, according to Richard Hooker, certain forms of Puritan legalism posed a much greater threat to Christian liberty than did meddling monarchs. In expounding Hooker's remarkable attempt to offer a balanced synthesis of liberty and authority in church, state, and conscience, Littlejohn draws out pertinent implications for Christian liberty and politics today.

General

Imprint:	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Emory University Studies in Law and Religion
Release date:	May 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	W. Bradford Littlejohn
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	314
ISBN-13:	978-0-8028-7256-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-8028-7256-5
Barcode:	9780802872562

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