| Baxter: A Holy Commonwealth Contributor(s): Baxter, Richard (Author), Lamont, William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521405181 ISBN-13: 9780521405188 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $110.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | Reference |
| Dewey: 941.063 |
| LCCN: 93008970 |
| Series: Texts in German Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.14 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Holy Commonwealth was written in 1659 by the Puritan minister Richard Baxter (1615-91), and is a candid confession as to why a conservative Puritan fought for Parliament in the Civil War and gave his support to the Cromwells. Baxter publicly repudiated the work in 1670, and in 1683 the Oxford University authorities ordered it to be part of a book-burning that included the works of Hobbes and Milton. This modern edition makes available the work's unique perspective on the relation between Church and magistrate and the origins of the English Civil War. |
