Covenant and Constitutionalism: The Great Frontier and the Matrix of Federal DemocracyTransaction Publishers, 1998 - Počet stran: 287 This volume traces the trends and the developing relationships of constitutionalism and covenant that ultimately led to the transformation of the latter into the former. Elazar explores the paths that emerged out of the constitutionalized covenantal tradition in Europe such as federalism, communitarianism, and the cooperative movement. |
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Covenant and the American Founding | 19 |
The Revolution and the Declaration of Independence | 49 |
Constitutions as Covenants | 77 |
The United States The Covenant Challenged | 101 |
Covenant and Contending Principles in the Expansion of the United States | 103 |
Slavery and Secession Covenant versus Compact | 125 |
Covenant and the Challenges of Human Nature | 147 |
The Sum of Covenantal Expressions | 169 |
Covenant on the Great Frontier | 193 |
The Western Hemisphere False and Real Frontiers | 195 |
Covenant as a TheoPolitical Tradition A Summary Statement | 245 |
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