Natural Law and Civil Sovereignty Moral Right and State Authority in Early Modern Political Thought

InNatural Law and Civil Sovereigntynew research by leading international scholars is brought to bear on a single crucial issue: the role of early modern natural law doctrines in reconstructing the relations between moral right and civil authority in the face of profound religious and political conflict. In addition to providing fresh insights into the hard-fought struggle to legitimate a desacralised civil order, the book also shows the degree to which the legitimacy of the modern secular state remains dependent on this decisive set of developments.Hunter, Ian is the author of 'Natural Law and Civil Sovereignty Moral Right and State Authority in Early Modern Political Thought' with ISBN 9780333964590 and ISBN 0333964594.