Divine Sovereignty: The Origins of Modern State Power
Author:   Daniel Engster
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
ISBN:  

9780875802756


Pages:   267
Publication Date:   01 August 2001
Format:   Hardback
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Divine Sovereignty: The Origins of Modern State Power


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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.

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Author:   Daniel Engster
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780875802756


ISBN 10:   0875802753
Pages:   267
Publication Date:   01 August 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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<p> Elegantly written ... an innovative contribution to the literature on the origins of the modern state. <br> --Maurizio Viroli, Princeton University<p> Illuminating. -- Choice


<p> Elegantly written ... an innovative contribution to the literature on the origins of the modern state. <br>--Maurizio Viroli, Princeton University<p> Illuminating. -- Choice


Elegantly written ... an innovative contribution to the literature on the origins of the modern state. --Maurizio Viroli, Princeton University Illuminating. --Choice


Author Information

Daniel Engster is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas, San Antonio.

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