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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... influence of Zwingli and Bullinger was the greater . While every nation influenced by Reformed Protestantism developed its own synthesis of the two , the most influential synthesis in the world was that formed by the English Puritans ...
... influence of Zwingli and Bullinger was the greater . While every nation influenced by Reformed Protestantism developed its own synthesis of the two , the most influential synthesis in the world was that formed by the English Puritans ...
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... influenced primarily by the Scottish Enlightenment which was part of the covenantal tradition one step removed , who sought a federal democratic republic in North America as the way to actualize civil soci- ety . The great achievement ...
... influenced primarily by the Scottish Enlightenment which was part of the covenantal tradition one step removed , who sought a federal democratic republic in North America as the way to actualize civil soci- ety . The great achievement ...
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... influenced by its indigenous inhabitants whom they came to know as " Indians , " and who are now referred to as " Native Ameri- cans . " Those Native Americans , however , contributed more to suc- cessful European settlement in North ...
... influenced by its indigenous inhabitants whom they came to know as " Indians , " and who are now referred to as " Native Ameri- cans . " Those Native Americans , however , contributed more to suc- cessful European settlement in North ...
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... influenced by contact with the Europeans.1 The Creek Confederacy in the south central part of North America was another ... influence on Benjamin Franklin and those of his compatriots who sought broader union for the British colonies in ...
... influenced by contact with the Europeans.1 The Creek Confederacy in the south central part of North America was another ... influence on Benjamin Franklin and those of his compatriots who sought broader union for the British colonies in ...
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... influence American life in various ways . As Henry Steele Commager has observed : All through the colonial era Americans went from compact to compact - the Fun- damental Laws of Connecticut of 1639 , the ' Solemn Compact ' at Portsmouth ...
... influence American life in various ways . As Henry Steele Commager has observed : All through the colonial era Americans went from compact to compact - the Fun- damental Laws of Connecticut of 1639 , the ' Solemn Compact ' at Portsmouth ...
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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