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" Violence and Religion : "
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BL
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967333
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b721703
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Sproxton, Judy.
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Violence and Religion : : Attitudes towards militancy in the French civil wars and the.
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London :: Routledge,, 1995.
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1 online resource (113 pages)
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0203217543
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: 9780203217542
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| Contents
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Calvin: violent remedies; Repression of armed hostility; Perspectives of war in the writings of Agrippa d'Aubigne; Resistance justified; A poet's account; From Calvin to Cromwell through Beard; Winstanley: the values of experience; In the shadow of God: Andrew Marvell; Conclusion; References; Index.
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Sproxton examines a recurring theme in history: the tension between religious faith and political and militant action, studies texts written during two periods of major political upheaval, by such figures as Calvin, D'Aubigne, Cromwell, Winstanley.
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Calvin, Jean,1509-1564.
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Calvin, Jean,1509-1564.
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Christian sociology-- Europe-- Reformed Church-- History.
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Militarism-- Religious aspects-- Christianity-- History of doctrines.
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Christian sociology-- Reformed Church.
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France, History, 16th century.
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Great Britain, History, Civil War, 1642-1649.
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Europe.
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France.
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Great Britain.
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261.7
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BT736.2 .S63 1994eb
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