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In a major original study, Graham Maddox analyses the role of religion in the development of democracy from the tribes of ancient Israel to the present day. The book contrasts Athenian direct democracy with the Old Testament monarchy in which the concept of religious opposition - vital to modern democracy - arose. Maddox then develops his discussion of the relationship between religion and democracy through early christianity to the Reformation and Calvinism, ending with a chapter on modern democracy. Maddox's contentious thesis concerning the development of democracy is truly interdisciplinary drawing on political science, religious history and theology. ** Review ..."a rare overview of Christian thought on politics-From Origen, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, and other "great men" on down to today...entertaining.." -" Church History, Dec 1998 ..."enormously ambitious in both thesis and scope...." -"Choice

Author

Graham Maddox

Publisher

Routledge

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9781134973521

Subjects

History, Religion, Christian