A Government of Laws: Political Theory, Religion, and the American Founding

by Ellis Sandoz

Book Overview

In A Government of Laws, which includes a new preface, Ellis Sandoz reevaluates the traditional understanding of the philosophic and intellectual background of the American founding. Through an exhaustive assessment of Renaissance, medieval, and ancient political philosophy, he shows that the founding fathers were consciously and explicitly seeking to create a political order that would meet the demands of human nature and society. This rigorous and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807115517
• ISBN13: 9780807115510
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.