Jonathan Edwards on Property, Liberty, and the National Covenant

This article examines the thinking of the eighteenth-century theologian Jonathan Edwards on property and liberty. It argues that for Edwards this entailed certain roles for government and that all of these considerations are best understood in what was called the national covenant tradition. It goes...

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Published inThe journal of markets & morality Vol. 21; no. 2; p. 259
Main Author McDermott, Gerald R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Grand Rapids Acton Institute 22.09.2018
Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
Subjects
18th century
Covenant theology
Criticism and interpretation
Edwards, Jonathan (American theologian, 1703-1758)
Freedom
God
Morality
Nation state (Political science)
Political aspects
Private property
Profits
Property
Puritanism
Religious aspects
Theologians
Theology
Traditions
United States
England
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
Massachusetts
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Summary:This article examines the thinking of the eighteenth-century theologian Jonathan Edwards on property and liberty. It argues that for Edwards this entailed certain roles for government and that all of these considerations are best understood in what was called the national covenant tradition. It goes on to suggest the usefulness of this tradition for contemporary' understandings.
ISSN:1098-1217
1944-7841