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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... hand , both compacts and contracts are derived from covenant , and sometimes the terms are even used inter- changeably . On the other hand , there are very real differences between the three which need clarification . Both covenants and ...
... hand , both compacts and contracts are derived from covenant , and sometimes the terms are even used inter- changeably . On the other hand , there are very real differences between the three which need clarification . Both covenants and ...
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... hand of God in political affairs in the United States continued to use the term covenant , those who sought a secular grounding for politics turned to the term compact . While the distinction is not always used with strict clarity , it ...
... hand of God in political affairs in the United States continued to use the term covenant , those who sought a secular grounding for politics turned to the term compact . While the distinction is not always used with strict clarity , it ...
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... hand , Reformed Protestantism devel- oped very important and compelling theories , ideologies , and cultures supporting liberty and equality , two of the principal political aspirations of the modern epoch , but the Reformed way to ...
... hand , Reformed Protestantism devel- oped very important and compelling theories , ideologies , and cultures supporting liberty and equality , two of the principal political aspirations of the modern epoch , but the Reformed way to ...
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... hand , this does not mean that covenantal attributes are not to penetrate deeply into the culture where they exist , and are not found among people who would not have the slightest awareness that they had them . If all peoples have ...
... hand , this does not mean that covenantal attributes are not to penetrate deeply into the culture where they exist , and are not found among people who would not have the slightest awareness that they had them . If all peoples have ...
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... hand forget its cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth , if ever I prove false to those teachings . ' America's Covenantal Vocation Lincoln's paraphrase of the fifth and sixth verses of Psalm 137 is one of many ...
... hand forget its cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth , if ever I prove false to those teachings . ' America's Covenantal Vocation Lincoln's paraphrase of the fifth and sixth verses of Psalm 137 is one of many ...
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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