Thesis
The theology of violence
- Alternative title:
- just war, regicide and the end of time in the English Revolution
- Abstract:
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This thesis investigates the theology of violence in early modern England. It finds that violence had an important place in the theology of the English Revolution, which is at variance with many twentieth-century perceptions of Christianity. After introducing these ideas in the first chapter, chapter two begins with an outline of the general conceptions of the relationship between the Divine and violence, contrasting the image of a God of peace with a God of war. It also outlines just war th...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2002
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:602323280
- Source identifiers:
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602323280
- Deposit date:
- 2013-01-18
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Bell, Mark
- Copyright date:
- 2002
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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