Book: The Hebrew Republic: Jewish Sources and the Transformation of European Political Thought
Available in paperback next month: Eric Nelson (Harvard), "The Hebrew Republic: Jewish Sources and the Transformation of European Political Thought" (Harvard University Press, March 2010).
Quote: "Nelson argues that ... political thought in early-modern Europe became less, not more, secular with time, and it was the Christian encounter with Hebrew sources that provoked this radical transformation. ... Nelson demonstrates that central features of modern political thought emerged from an attempt to emulate a constitution designed by God. This paradox ... in turn illuminates fault lines in contemporary political discourse."
Available in paperback next month: Eric Nelson (Harvard), "The Hebrew Republic: Jewish Sources and the Transformation of European Political Thought" (Harvard University Press, March 2010).
Quote: "Nelson argues that ... political thought in early-modern Europe became less, not more, secular with time, and it was the Christian encounter with Hebrew sources that provoked this radical transformation. ... Nelson demonstrates that central features of modern political thought emerged from an attempt to emulate a constitution designed by God. This paradox ... in turn illuminates fault lines in contemporary political discourse."
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