Religion and the Rise of Democracy

by Graham Maddox

Overview

In a major original study, Graham Maddox analyses the role of religion in the development of democracy from the tribes of ancient Israel to the present day. The book contrasts Athenian direct democracy with the Old Testament monarchy in which the concept of religious opposition - vital to modern democracy - arose. Maddox then develops his discussion of the relationship between religion and democracy through early christianity to the Reformation and Calvinism, ending with a chapter on modern democracy. Maddox's contentious thesis concerning the development of democracy is truly interdisciplinary drawing on political science, religious history and theology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134973521
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/10/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Graham Maddox is Professor of Politics and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of New England, Australia. He is the author of Australian Democracy in Theory and Practice (1985) and The Hawke Government and Labor Tradition (1989) as well as many articles and chapters on constitutionalism, republicanism and democracy.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Ancient Israel; Chapter 2 Early Christianity; Chapter 3 The Two Cities; Chapter 4 The Two Kingdoms; Chapter 5 Calvinism and Democracy; Chapter 6 Puritan Democracy; Chapter 7 Modern Democracy; Conclusion;

Editorial Reviews

'Maddox writes clearly and with insight: the book is a major contribution to a subject which merits much further study.'K.B.Wilson, Ecclesiastical History, October 1997

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