The covenant with Moses and the kingdom of God : : Thomas Hobbes and the theology of the old covenant in early modern England / / by Andrew J. Martin.

• VerfasserIn: Martin, Andrew Joseph,
• Language: English

"Covenant theology was a popular and controversial topic in early modern England. In particular, the biblical old covenant with Moses generated tremendous theological and political debates during the years of the English Civil Wars. And yet, the disciplinary boundaries of historical theology and the history of political thought make it hard to understand why early modern preachers and philosophers wrestled over this topic with such vigour. This interdisciplinary historical theological study explains the development of the covenant theology in the major works of Thomas Hobbes and his contemporaries, including Bishop Robert Sanderson and the puritan and presbyterian circles of the Westminster Assembly"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Early modern covenant theology and political thought in conversation -- Covenantal conformity : Robert Sanderson's anti-Puritan covenant theology -- Covenant continuity, part I : the covenant with Moses in Presbyterian covenant theology in the 1640s -- Covenantal continuity, part II : the covenant with Moses in Presbyterian covenant theology in the 1650s -- Covenantal consent, part I : covenant theology and political legitimation in Thomas Hobbes' The elements of law (1640) -- Covenantal consent, part II : covenant theology and political legitimation in Thomas Hobbes' De Cive (1642) and Leviathan (1651) -- Conclusion : Early modern covenant theology and political thought in conversation.