In this provocative study, David W. Hall argues that Calvinism had a
greater influence on America's founders than contemporary scholars,
and perhaps even the founders themselves, have understood. Calvinism's
insistence that human rulers tend to err played a significant role in
the founders' prescription of limited government and fed the
distinctly American philosophy in which political freedom for citizens
is held as the highest value. Hall's timely work countervails many
scholars' doubt in the intellectual efficacy of religion by showing
that religious teachings have led to such progressive ideals as
American democracy and freedom.
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ISBN
9780739155530
Publisert
2015
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Lexington Books
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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