Liberal values :Benjamin Constant an...
Constant, Benjamin, (1767-1830.)

 

  • Liberal values :Benjamin Constant and the politics of religion /
  • Record Type: Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
    [NT 15000414]: 200.92
    Title/Author: Liberal values : : Benjamin Constant and the politics of religion // Helena Rosenblatt.
    Author: Rosenblatt, Helena,
    Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 275 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
    Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
    Subject: Religions.
    Subject: Religion - Philosophy.
    Subject: Religion and politics.
    ISBN: 9780511490729 (ebook)
    [NT 15000228]: Introduction -- Constant's education : the French, Scottish, and German Enlightenments -- The crucible of the directory years -- Napoleon, or battling "the new Cyrus" -- Constant becomes Constant : from the Principles of politics (1806) to The spirit of conquest and usurpation (1814) -- Politics and religion during the Restoration (1814-1824) -- "The Protestant Bossuet" : De la religion in political context (1824-1830) -- Constant's legacy.
    [NT 15000229]: Professor Rosenblatt presents a study of Benjamin Constant's intellectual development into a founding father of modern liberalism, through a careful analysis of his evolving views on religion. Constant's life spanned the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Napoleon's rise and rule, and the Bourbon Restoration. Rosenblatt analyzes Constant's key role in many of this era's heated debates over the role of religion in politics, and in doing so, exposes and addresses many misconceptions that have long reigned about Constant and his period. In particular, Rosenblatt sheds light on Constant's major, yet much-neglected work, De La Religion. Given that the role of religion is, once again, center-stage in our political, philosophical and historical arenas, Liberal Values constitutes a major revision of our understanding of the origins of modern liberalism.
    Online resource: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511490729
Reviews
Export
pickup library
 
 
Change password
Login