Covenant and Commonwealth

by Jay Mallin

At the very beginning of the history of the covenant idea, human beings were conceived as entering into a morally grounded and informal pact with God. Politically, this pact, or covenant, involves the coming together of basically equal humans who consent with one another through a morally binding pact, setting the partners on the road to a new task. As a theological and political concept, covenant is designed to keep the peace in the face of conflicting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138508659
• ISBN13: 9781138508651
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"