{"product_id":"god-and-government-in-an-david-nicholls-9780415011730","title":"God and Government in an 'Age of Reason'","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this companion volume to \u003cem\u003eDeity and Domination\u003c\/em\u003e, David Nicholls broadens his examination of the relationship between religion and politics. Focusing on the images and concepts of God and the state predominant in eighteenth-century discourse, he shows how these were interrelated and reflect the language of the wider cultural contexts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nicholls argues that the way a community pictures God will inevitably reflect (and also affect) its general understanding of authority, whether it be in state, in family or in other social institutions. Much language about God, for example, has a primarily political reference: in psalms, hymns and sermons God is called king, judge, lord, ruler and to him are ascribed might, majesty, dominion, power and sovereignty. But if political rhetoric is frequently incorporated into religious discourse, the reverse is also true: many key concepts of modern political theory are secularised theological concepts. In his consideration of this important and neglected relationship Nicholls sheds new light on religion and politics in the eighteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Nicholls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415011736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415011730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"David Nicholls","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064860258559,"sku":"9780415011730","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db186ba6-f99e-4f69-a8b7-83bedc3d4f0a.jpg?v=1768671520","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/god-and-government-in-an-david-nicholls-9780415011730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}