Buy this book on-line Mosse, George L : THE ASSIMILATION OF MACHIAVELLI IN ENGLISH THOUGHT: THE CASUISTRY OF WILLIAM PERKINS AND WILLIAM AMES[Huntington Library Quarterly - Offprint], 1954
Original Wraps. 8vo. [315-326] (ie. 7) pages. 24 cm. Offprint. “The Assimilation of Machiavelli in English Thought: The Casuistry of William Perkins and William Ames, ” in Huntington Library Quarterly, XVII, 4, August 1954. 'Shows that Machiavellian policy coincided with the Christian policy of the seventeenth-century Protestant casuists William Perkins (The Works of William Perkins – collected sermons) and William Ames (The Marrow of Sacred Divinity, A Fresh Suit of Human Ceremonies...) in justifying un-Christian actions with Christian ends, offering a practical divinity parallel to Machiavelli's practical statecraft. Discussion centers primarily on the various casuistic arguments of Perkins and Ames, with notes referring to their works and to criticism on the casuists. ' (#301; Niccolo Machiavelli: An Annotated Bibliography; edited by Silvia Ruffo-Fiore) . Subjects: Casuistry – Machiavelli. William Perkins – William Ames – Machiavelli. Protestantism – Puritanism - Christian Thought – Reformation – Statecraft. None on oclc. Fresh and clean. Very good condition. (MOSS-1-16) Xxxx Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Mosse, George L : THE ASSIMILATION OF MACHIAVELLI IN ENGLISH THOUGHT: THE CASUISTRY OF WILLIAM PERKINS AND WILLIAM AMES. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, livres rares, collectables, out of print books and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |