The modern state as mortal god.: On rogues and rogue states

Prisoners are confined in the name of the state as the holder of the monopoly of coercion and violence. To delegitimize religion as a political factor, the modern European state has often been upgraded to a divine authority, endowed with sovereign, that is: unlimited power. For Hobbes, this state wa...

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Main Author: Wit, Theo W. A. de 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Stellenbosch University [2020]
In: Stellenbosch theological journal
Year: 2020, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-233
RelBib Classification:NCD Political ethics
TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
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