... America Arminius Jacobus Jacob Harmensz radical enlightenment philosophes Thou Jacques Auguste de long sixteenth century liberty European society European culture toleration monarchical power religious dissent republicanism liberty discourse The aim of this book has been to investigate...

... violent fervor. This book argues that this turbulent age also laid the conceptual foundations of our modern ideas about liberty, justice, and democracy. The book shows how these ideas emerged in response to the often-violent entrenchment of monarchical power and the fragmentation of religious authority...