Milton's Vision: The Birth of Christian Liberty

by Theo Hobson

No other writer is so grudgingly admired as Milton. He wrote great poetry, goes the received wisdom, but his creed was narrow, chilling, and inhuman. His reputation is that of a stereotypical Puritan and authoritarian. Yet Theo Hobson maintains that no one opposed religious authoritarianism with such vehemence. Indeed, he argues that no one was so adamant that political freedom is built into the Christian gospel. ? Milton insisted that Protestantism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184706342X
• ISBN13: 9781847063427
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"