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Owen Anderson - The Declaration of Independence and God, Inbunden

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The Declaration of Independence and God

Self-Evident Truths in American Law

Av Owen Anderson

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'Self-evident truths' was a profound concept used by the drafters of the American Declaration of Independence to insist on their rights and freedom from oppressive government. How did this Enlightenment notion of self-evident human rights come to be used in this historic document and what is its true meaning? In The Declaration of Independence and God, Owen Anderson traces the concept of a self-evident creator through America's legal history. Starting from the Declaration of Independence, Anderson considers both challenges to belief in God from thinkers like Thomas Paine and American Darwinists, as well as modifications to the concept of God by theologians like Charles Finney and Paul Tillich. Combining history, philosophy and law in a unique focus, this book opens exciting new avenues for the study of America's legal history.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2015-09-18
  • Mått: 152 x 228 x 14 mm
  • Vikt: 460 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 216
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9781107088184
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Owen Anderson is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. His books include The Natural Moral Law: The Good after Modernity (2013) and The Clarity of God's Existence (2008), which study the ethics of belief in God, how God can be known, and the knowledge of God as the highest good.

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'This volume deepens our understanding of the foundations of our basic beliefs by analyzing the metaphysical and ethical foundations of the Declaration of Independence. Scholars and citizens alike will benefit from this subtle inquiry into the philosophical and theological underpinnings of that text. One might have thought there was nothing new and persuasive to say about the Declaration, but Anderson's excellent volume proves that wrong.' G. Alan Tarr, Board of Governors Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, New Jersey

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