Jesuit Political Thought : The Society of Jesus and the State, c.1540–1630
by
Harro Hopfl
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Ideas in Context
ISBN-10
0521066751
ISBN-13
9780521066754
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 19th, 2008
Print length
428 Pages
Weight
644 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.90 x 3.30 cms
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Despite the significance of the Society of Jesus in Counter-Reformation Europe and beyond, important issues relating to the society's collective history are little understood. Harro Höpfl presents a pioneering study of Jesuit thinking, exploring how far the society developed and maintained a distinctive position on key questions of political thought.
How did the Society of Jesus develop and maintain a distinctive position on key questions of political thought such as ruler authority, the character and scope of positive law, the limits of obedience and the right to resist? Harro Hopfl presents a full-length study of the secular world--analyzed in its proper historical context--from a Jesuit perspective. Despite the significance of the Society of Jesus in Counter-Reformation Europe and beyond, important issues relating to the society''s collective history remain misunderstood.
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