Title: The Revolution of the Saints
First published: 1987
Description: The Revolution of the Saints is a study, both historical and sociological, of the radical political response of the Puritans to disorder. It interprets and analyzes Calvinism as the first modern expression of an unremitting determination to transform on the basis of an ideology the existing political and moral order. Michael Walzer examines in detail the circumstances and ideological options of the Puritan intelligentsia and gentry. He sees Puritanism, in sharp contrast to some generally accepted views, as the political theory of intellectuals and gentlemen attempting to create a new government and society.
Subjects: Morale chrétienne, Histoire, Christianisme et politique, Sciences sociales et morale, Calvinisme, Protestantisme, Histoire religieuse, Puritains, History, Calvinism, Puritans, Church history, Christianity and politics, Modern period, Great Britain, Politieke theorieën, Puritanisme, Radicalism, Intellectual life
Places: Grande-Bretagne, Great Britain, England
Time periods: 16e siècle, 16th century, Modern period, 1485-, Modern period
LC classification: BR'756'W3414'1987