William R Stevenson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4408305 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William R Stevenson |
| GIVEN NAMES | William R |
| FAMILY NAME | Stevenson |
| SIGNATURE | STEVENSON W R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Memphis Theological Seminary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Calvin and political issues
As a theologian and pastor, Calvin addressed political ideas and issues more from necessity than from direct inclination or intention. The proper relationship of the church to civil government inevitably became a major concern for each of the reformers. So Calvin was obliged to work out, at least in outline form, the foundational political ideas he perceived to be generated by Holy Scripture. Calvin's chapter "On Civil Government" from the last b…
An Agnostic View of Voegelin's Gnostic Calvin
Eric Voegelin's genius shines in his insight that the crisis of Modernity sprang less from naturalistic relativism than from unrestrained religious absolutism. Voegelin saw two sides to this genesis: first, the growing millennial speculation fueled in the late medieval period engendered apocalyptic claims by political leaders; second, the civilizational instability in the West tempted political followers to grasp the straws of apocalyptic claims.…
On the Citizen
Sovereign Grace: The Place and Significance of Christian Freedom in John Calvin’s Political Thought
The Reformation thinker John Calvin had significant and unusual things to say about life in public encounter, things which both anticipate modern thinking and, says William Stevenson, can serve as important antidotes to some of modern thinking's broader pretensions. This study attempts to give a coherent picture of Calvin's political theory by following the stream that flows from his fascinating short essay, "On Christian Freedom," one chapter in…
Limits to Bureaucratic Growth
Is Bureaucratic Growth Inevitable
An Agnostic View of Voegelin's Gnostic Calvin
Eric Voegelin's genius shines in his insight that the crisis of Modernity sprang less from naturalistic relativism than from unrestrained religious absolutism. Voegelin saw two sides to this genesis: first, the growing millennial speculation fueled in the late medieval period engendered apocalyptic claims by political leaders; second, the civilizational instability in the West tempted political followers to grasp the straws of apocalyptic claims.…
Is Bureaucratic Growth Inevitable
Limits to Bureaucratic Growth
Sovereign Grace: The Place and Significance of Christian Freedom in John Calvin’s Political Thought
The Reformation thinker John Calvin had significant and unusual things to say about life in public encounter, things which both anticipate modern thinking and, says William Stevenson, can serve as important antidotes to some of modern thinking's broader pretensions. This study attempts to give a coherent picture of Calvin's political theory by following the stream that flows from his fascinating short essay, "On Christian Freedom," one chapter in…
On the Citizen
Calvin and political issues
As a theologian and pastor, Calvin addressed political ideas and issues more from necessity than from direct inclination or intention. The proper relationship of the church to civil government inevitably became a major concern for each of the reformers. So Calvin was obliged to work out, at least in outline form, the foundational political ideas he perceived to be generated by Holy Scripture. Calvin's chapter "On Civil Government" from the last b…
An Agnostic View of Voegelin's Gnostic Calvin
Eric Voegelin's genius shines in his insight that the crisis of Modernity sprang less from naturalistic relativism than from unrestrained religious absolutism. Voegelin saw two sides to this genesis: first, the growing millennial speculation fueled in the late medieval period engendered apocalyptic claims by political leaders; second, the civilizational instability in the West tempted political followers to grasp the straws of apocalyptic claims.…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Bureaucracy (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (2 works) · 16th century (1 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 works)