TY - BOOK AU - Maddox,Graham TI - Religion and the rise of democracy SN - 0203193121 AV - BR115.P7 M3167 1996eb U1 - 261.7/09 20 PY - 1996/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Democracy KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - History KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Life KW - Social Issues KW - bisacsh KW - General KW - fast KW - Demokratie KW - gnd KW - Geschichte KW - Religion KW - Christendom KW - gtt KW - Democratie KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-290) and index; Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION; ANCIENT ISRAEL: THE PROPHETIC CHALLENGE; EARLY CHRISTIANITY: A KINGDOM NOT OF THIS WORLD; THE TWO CITIES: SOJOURNERS IN THE WORLD; THE TWO KINGDOMS: REFORMATION SEPARATISM; CALVINISM AND DEMOCRACY: THE GROWTH OF OPPOSITIONAL POLITICS; PURITAN DEMOCRACY: THE RISE OF POPULAR CONSCIOUSNESS; MODERN DEMOCRACY: FROM TWO KINGDOMS TO DIALECTICAL POLITICS; CONCLUSION; Notes; Select bibliography; Index N2 - In this original study, Maddox analyses the role of religion in the development of democracy from the tribes of ancient Israel to the present day. A truly interdisciplinary thesis drawing on political science, religious history and theology UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=460007 ER -