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Studies of Political Thought: From Gerson to Grotius (1414 - 1625) - The Political and Religious Philosophy of European Renaissance Literature

Studies of Political Thought: From Gerson to Grotius (1414 - 1625) - The Political and Religious Philosophy of European Renaissance Literature

Figgis, John Neville

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PhilosophyGeneral LawGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0359742696
ISBN13: 9780359742691
Publisher: Lulu Pr
Published: Jun 21 2019
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Cambridge scholar and political philosopher John Neville Figgis examines how ideas concerning politics and religion changed during the Renaissance. Drawing on a range of pertinent texts from a period spanning over two centuries, Figgis examines how some of the finest scholars of the Renaissance era established and refined their ideas. In the earlier part of the period, politics was deeply intertwined with the Catholic Church and the authority of the Pope. Later on, the upheaval of the Reformation resulted in a dramatic surge of ideas, changing forever how the rule of a given monarch was connected with Christendom. By the 17th century, the controversial notion of the divine, God-given right of kings to rule had emerged. As Figgis recalls, the notion met with opposition and eventual revolt in the Netherlands; the deposing of the Dutch monarch sent shockwaves through Europe, and foresaw the beginnings of the Enlightenment era.

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