TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hall,David W.
TI  - The Genevan Reformation and the American founding
SN  - 9780739155530
AV  - BX9415 .H35 2005eb
U1  - 284.2 23
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Lanham, Maryland
PB  - Lexington Books
KW  - Calvinism
KW  - Influence
KW  - Christianity and politics
KW  - Reformed Church
KW  - History
KW  - United States
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Reformation
KW  - Switzerland
KW  - Geneva
KW  - Calvinisme
KW  - Christianisme et politique
KW  - Église réformée
KW  - Histoire
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Réforme (Christianisme)
KW  - Suisse
KW  - Genève
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Protestant
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Reformatie
KW  - gtt
KW  - Invloed
KW  - Founding Fathers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-469) and index; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Leaders of the Swiss Reformation; List of Terms Pertaining to the Swiss Reformation; Selected Political Tracts of the Reformation, 1540-1600; Chapter 1 Rebellion to Tyrants Is Obedience to God; Chapter 2 From Medieval Birthpangs to Geneva's Farel: Contra Tyrannos (""Against Tyranny""); Chapter 3 Calvin's Political Thought and Impact: Confoederus (""Covenant Together""); Chapter 4 Post-Calvinistic Advances on the Continent, 1550-1600: Nemo Posse Dare (""One Cannot Give What One Does Not Possess""); Chapter 5 Calvin's Ideas Emigrate to Scotland and Great Britain: Lex Rex (""Law Is King"")Chapter 6 Colonial Calvinism in Church and State, 1607-1700: Puritans and Pilgrims Pro Libertas (""On Behalf of Liberty""); Chapter 7 Before the Revolution, 1700-1776: Non Potest Civitas Abscondi Supra Montem Posita (""A City on a Hill Cannot Hide Its Llight""); Chapter 8 Evidences of Calvin's Themes in the American Founding: Post Tenebras Lux (""Light after Darkness""); Bibliography; Index; About the Author
N2  - In this provocative study, David W. Hall argues that the American founders were more greatly influenced by Calvinism than contemporary scholars, and perhaps even the founders themselves, have understood. Calvinism's insistence on human rulers' tendency to err played a significant role in the founders' prescription of limited government and fed the distinctly American philosophy in which political freedom for citizens is held as the highest value. Hall's timely work countervails many scholars' doubt in the intellectual efficacy of religion by showing that religious teachings have led to such pr
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