In Search of the Republic: Public Virtue and the Roots of American GovernmentRowman & Littlefield, 1987 - 269 pages When In Search of the Republic was originally published in 1987, scholarly interpretations of the concept of virtue in the American founding were considered peripheral to mainstream political theory. Since then, the authors' arguments that public virtue, civic responsibility, and private morality were at the heart of the Founding Fathers' political thought is now accepted by a growing number of contemporary political theorists. This revised edition includes a new preface that places In Search of the Republic within the context of contemporary debates over the role of virtue and religion in early American political discourse. This is a superb introduction for students and scholars interested in learning about the moral, political, and constitutional theories of the Founding Fathers. |
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... True works were demon- strated by " steadfast goodness , " where one " acts well to the utmost of his power , everywhere and at all times , with all and towards all . " 41 As far as Colet was concerned , righteousness and brotherly love ...
... True works were demon- strated by " steadfast goodness , " where one " acts well to the utmost of his power , everywhere and at all times , with all and towards all . " 41 As far as Colet was concerned , righteousness and brotherly love ...
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... true church . If Israel had been a nation of the elect of God , England , he reasoned , was not . Under the modern covenant , loyalty to Christ was to supercede allegiance to the magistrate . This argument , extended to its full ...
... true church . If Israel had been a nation of the elect of God , England , he reasoned , was not . Under the modern covenant , loyalty to Christ was to supercede allegiance to the magistrate . This argument , extended to its full ...
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... true church of Christ shortly after the death of the apostles , and that the true church was no longer upon the earth . Nor were there any who could , with the authority of God , administer the sacraments , or even baptism . There were ...
... true church of Christ shortly after the death of the apostles , and that the true church was no longer upon the earth . Nor were there any who could , with the authority of God , administer the sacraments , or even baptism . There were ...
Contents
Public Virtue and | 1 |
The Metamorphosis of the Idea of Virtue | 45 |
Civil Religion and Republican Government | 89 |
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