Covenant and Constitutionalism: The Great Frontier and the Matrix of Federal DemocracyTransaction Publishers, 1998 - 287 Seiten This volume traces the trends and the developing relationships of constitutionalism and covenant that ultimately led to the transformation of the latter into the former. Elazar explores the paths that emerged out of the constitutionalized covenantal tradition in Europe such as federalism, communitarianism, and the cooperative movement. |
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... equal cells framed by com- mon institutions . Its founding comes about because equal individuals or individual entities join together through a covenant or political compact as equals to unite and establish common governing institutions ...
... equal cells framed by com- mon institutions . Its founding comes about because equal individuals or individual entities join together through a covenant or political compact as equals to unite and establish common governing institutions ...
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... equals based on negotiation and bargaining and designed to be as open as possible , where all the actors will know what is happen- ing . Administration is dependent upon the constitution for its authority and politics for its powers ...
... equals based on negotiation and bargaining and designed to be as open as possible , where all the actors will know what is happen- ing . Administration is dependent upon the constitution for its authority and politics for its powers ...
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... equal status , that provides for joint action or obligation to achieve defined ends ( limited or comprehensive ) under conditions of mutual respect which protect the individual integrities of all the parties to it . Every covenant ...
... equal status , that provides for joint action or obligation to achieve defined ends ( limited or comprehensive ) under conditions of mutual respect which protect the individual integrities of all the parties to it . Every covenant ...
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... synthesis of the two conceptions of humanity , society , and polity , thereby enhancing the strengths and moderating the weaknesses of each . sists of a matrix of equal cells framed by common 10 Covenant and Constitutionalism.
... synthesis of the two conceptions of humanity , society , and polity , thereby enhancing the strengths and moderating the weaknesses of each . sists of a matrix of equal cells framed by common 10 Covenant and Constitutionalism.
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... equal cells framed by common institutions . The ma- trix is founded by individuals or individual entities who join together as equals through a covenant or political compact establishing their com- mon governing institutions without ...
... equal cells framed by common institutions . The ma- trix is founded by individuals or individual entities who join together as equals through a covenant or political compact establishing their com- mon governing institutions without ...
Inhalt
Covenant and the American Founding | 19 |
The Revolution and the Declaration of Independence | 49 |
Constitutions as Covenants | 77 |
The United States The Covenant Challenged | 101 |
Covenant and Contending Principles in the Expansion of the United States | 103 |
Slavery and Secession Covenant versus Compact | 125 |
Covenant and the Challenges of Human Nature | 147 |
The Sum of Covenantal Expressions | 169 |
Covenant on the Great Frontier | 193 |
The Western Hemisphere False and Real Frontiers | 195 |
Covenant as a TheoPolitical Tradition A Summary Statement | 245 |
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Abraham Lincoln Afrikaners agreement Ameri American political American Revolution Articles of Confederation basic basis became biblical British Canada Canadian Center Christian church civil society Clinton collectivist colonies combination commonwealth Confederation Congress constitutionalism corporatism covenant idea covenant theology covenant tradition covenantal tradition Daniel democratic developed dimension documents Donald Lutz Elazar enant England equal established European federal constitution federal liberty federal system federal theology Federalist founders frontier hierarchical human Ibid ideology individual influence institutions intellectual Israel Jewish John Lincoln Mark Twain Marranos Massachusetts Melville ment modern epoch moral nature nineteenth century organic original pact Perry Miller political compact political culture principles Protestantism Puritan Quebec Reformed Protestantism religion religious republic republican Revolutionary secular sense settlement settlers slavery social South Africa synthesis territory theory tion transformation U.S. Constitution U.S. Supreme Court Union United University Press Whiggism York Zionist
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