The covenant in Ulrich Huber's Enlightened theology, jurisprudence and political theory
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Date
2006
Authors
Raath, A. W. G.
De Freitas, S. A.
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Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State
Abstract
English: In this article the 17th century Dutch theorist, Ulrich Huber’s contribution to the concept
of the covenant is unveiled. This takes place against the background of the more
prominent insights regarding the covenant in 16th and 17th century Western political
thought, namely the idea of the Biblical covenant (with the emphasis on the conditional
nature of God’s law), and the secular social contract theories stemming from
the early Enlightenment. This investigation gains value as a result of its emphasis on
the prominence of the covenant in the inextricably linked disciplines of theology, jurisprudence
and political theory; as well as its revitalisation of the complicated nature
of the covenant. What also comes to the fore is the role of pre-liberalism in the evolution
of the classic law of nature and social contractarianism in the early classical
development of political theory.
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Ulrich Huber, Covenant, Social contract, Christian law
Citation
Raath, A. W. G., & Freitas, S. A. (2006). The covenant in Ulrich Huber's Enlightened theology, jurisprudence and political theory. Acta Theologica, 26(2), 199-226.