Jesuit political thought : the society of jesus and the state, c. 1540-1630 /Harro hopfl

By:

Hopfl, Harro

Language: English Publication details: UK ; Cambridge university press, ; 2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi,406p. ; 23cmISBN:

9780521837798

Subject(s):

political science

DDC classification:

320.01 HOP

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference	Anna Centenary Library 3RD FLOOR, B WING	320.01 HOP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	231758

Includes bibliographies and index

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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