The reformation of rights: law, religion, and human rights in early modern Calvinism
John Calvin developed arresting new teachings on rights and liberties, church and state, and religion and politics that shaped the law of Protestant lands. Calvin's original teachings were periodically challenged by major crises - the French Wars of Religion, Dutch Revolt, the English Civil War...
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Witte, John 1959-
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| Format: | Electronic
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2007.
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
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| Reviews: | The Reformation of Rights: Law, Religion, and Human Rights in Early Modern Calvinism (2009) (Gregory, Brad S.)
Persecution and pluralism. Calvinists and religious minorities in early modern Europe, 1550–1700. Edited by Richard Bonney and D. J. B. Trim. (Studies in the History of Religious and Political Pluralism, 2.) Pp. 326. Oxford–Bern: Peter Lang, 2006. £37.50. 3 03910 570 1; 0 8204 7597 1; 1661 1985 - The reformation of rights. Law, religion, and human rights in early modern Calvinism. By John WitteJr. Pp. xvi+388 incl. frontispece and 6 ills. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. £45 (cloth), £15.99 (paper). 978 0 521 81842 1; 978 0 521 52161 1 (2009) (Benedict, Philip)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Freedom
/ Human rights
/ Natural law
/ Constitutional right
/ Calvinism
/ History 1550-1750
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Christianity and politics
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Calvinism
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Church and state
Europe
History
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Calvinism ; History
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Church and state ; Europe ; History
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Calvinists
History
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United States
Politics and government, To 1775
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Europe
Politics and government
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Church and state (United States)
History
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Church and state (Europe)
History
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United States ; Politics and government ; To 1775
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Church and state
United States
History
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Europe ; Politics and government
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Church and state ; United States ; History
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United States
Politics and government To 1775
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Calvinists ; History
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Christianity and law
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Calvinism
History
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