Calvin on church and government
In die Skriflig
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Calvin on church and government | |
| Creator | Dreyer, W.A. | |
| Description | This article examines Calvin’s understanding of civil govern- ment as well as the relationship between church and govern- ment against the background of radical political change during the sixteenth century. It becomes clear that Calvin had an organic understanding of church, government and people. These three entities are interwoven and interact on the basis of the covenant and civil contract. Calvin’s approach, however, is not limited to the covenant, but has a surprising richness and diversity. He integrated theological, juristic and philosophical concepts in his understanding of the state. It is further shown that Calvin’s high regard for civil government, entrenched the corpus christianum, even though he clearly distinguished between ecclesiastical and civil governance. It is also shown that Calvin had a fundamental influence on many of the political concepts which are generally accepted within modern democra- cies. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2010-07-26 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ids.v44i0.187 | |
| Source | In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi; Vol 44 (2010); 167-180 2305-0853 1018-6441 | |
| Language | eng | |
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