Book contents
- The Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics
- The Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 God and Nature’s Law in the Pamphlet Debates
- 3 Thomas Jefferson, Nature’s God, and the Theological Foundations of Natural-Rights Republicanism
- 4 Reason, Revelation, and Revolution
- 5 Providence and Natural Law in the War for Independence
- 6 Reason, Will, and Popular Sovereignty
- 7 The Law of Nature in James Wilson’s Lectures on Law
- 8 Conclusion
- Index
Copyright page
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 December 2022
- The Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics
- The Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 God and Nature’s Law in the Pamphlet Debates
- 3 Thomas Jefferson, Nature’s God, and the Theological Foundations of Natural-Rights Republicanism
- 4 Reason, Revelation, and Revolution
- 5 Providence and Natural Law in the War for Independence
- 6 Reason, Will, and Popular Sovereignty
- 7 The Law of Nature in James Wilson’s Lectures on Law
- 8 Conclusion
- Index
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- The Classical and Christian Origins of American PoliticsPolitical Theology, Natural Law, and the American Founding, pp. ivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022