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Quaker Constitutionalism and the Political Thought of John Dickinson

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 | #2082424 in Books |  Cambridge University Press |  2012-05-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.02 x.87 x5.98l,1.28 | File type: PDF | 398 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A terrific read for anyone interested in Quaker history or the ...|By Angela Catron|A terrific read for anyone interested in Quaker history or the political contributions of John Dickinson. The author offers a unique perspective on how Quaker theology and politics influenced America's founding documents. I would highly recommend this title for any avid reader's bookshelf.|0 of| |"In exploring Dickinson, Quaker theology, Revolutionary political thought, and the relationships between them, Calvert has invited us into fresh territory, and she has done so with graceful style." -Emma Lapsansky-Werner, Journal of Law & Religion

In the late-seventeenth century, Quakers originated a unique strain of constitutionalism, based on their theology and ecclesiology, which emphasized constitutional perpetuity and radical change through popular peaceful protest. While Whigs could imagine no other means of drastic constitutional reform except revolution, Quakers denied this as a legitimate option to governmental abuse of authority and advocated instead civil disobedience. This theory of a perpetual yet ame...

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