An edition of The Disciplinary Revolution (1996)
The Disciplinary Revolution
Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe
By Philip S. Gorski
Publish Date
July 1, 2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Language
eng
Pages
264
Description:
What explains the rapid growth of state power in early modern Europe? While most scholars have pointed to the impact of military or capitalist revolutions, Philip S. Gorski argues instead for the importance of a disciplinary revolution unleashed by the Reformation.
subjects: Calvinism, Christian sociology, Church and state, Church history, History, Politics and government, Reformed Church, Histoire, 15.70 history of Europe, Histoire religieuse, Sociologie religieuse, Calvinismus, Église réformée, Kerk en staat, Calvinisme, Staat, Politique et gouvernement, Sociale disciplinering, Église et État, Staatsvorming, Christian sociology, history, Church and state, europe, Europe, politics and government, Europe, church history, Church and state, history
Places: Europe