Not by Reason Alone

Religion, History, and Identity in Early Modern Political Thought

By: Joshua Mitchell

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Hardcover | 1 November 1993 | Edition Number 1

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Masterfully interweaving political, religious, and historical themes, "Not by Reason Alone" creates a new interpretation of early modern political thought. Where most accounts assume that modern thought followed a decisive break with Christianity, Joshua Mitchell reveals that the line between the age of faith and that of reason is not quite so clear. Instead, he shows that the ideas of Luther, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau draw on history, rather than reason alone, for a sense of political authority.
This erudite and ambitious work crosses disciplinary boundaries to expose unsuspected connections between political theory, religion, and history. In doing so, it offers a view of modern political thought undistorted by conventional distinctions between the ancient and the modern, and between the religious and the political.
"Original. . . . A delight to read a political philosopher who takes the theologies of Hobbes and Locke seriously." --J. M. Porter, "Canadian Journal of History"
"Mitchell's argument both illuminates and fascinates. . . . An arresting, even stunning, contribution to our study of modern political thought."--William R. Stevenson, Jr., "Christian Scholar's Review"

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Preface
Introduction
Luther: The Dialectic of Supersession and the Politics of Righteousness
Hobbes: The Dialectic of Renewal and the Politics of Pride
Locke: The Dialectic of Clarification and the Politics of Reason
Rousseau: The History of Diremption and the Politics of Errancy
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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