From Irenaeus to Grotius: A Sourcebook in Christian Political Thought

Assembles translated readings from over 65 authors with introductory essays by Oliver (theology, U. of Oxford) and theologian and teacher Joan that provide historical details about each thinker and discuss how each has contributed to the tradition of Christian political thought. They are arranged in chronological sections on the Patristic Age; late antiquity and Romano-Germanic Christian kingship; the struggle over empire and the integration of Aristotle; political community, spiritual church, individual rights, and dominium; and Renaissance, Reformation, and radicalism: the scholastic revival and the consolidation of legal theory.