{"product_id":"when-god-was-king-9780745980423","title":"When God was King","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when politicians believe they are governing in God's name and with His approval?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Christian Church - particularly the Protestant bit of it - is particularly adept at bifurcation. This was never more evident than in the seventeenth century. Whittock leads us through the luxuriant undergrowth of politico-religious fragmentation and rival sincerities. His book well deserves to be set alongside Christopher Hill's classic The World Turned Upside Down.\" - Derek Wilson, historian and author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003cbr\u003eTimeline of key events x\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction xv\u003cbr\u003e1. Roots of Radicalization 1\u003cbr\u003e2. “The World Turned Upside Down!” 17\u003cbr\u003e3. North of the Border: A Very Scottish Godly Rule 32\u003cbr\u003e4. A Godly War? 49\u003cbr\u003e5. Hunting Down the Enemies of God 65\u003cbr\u003e6. The “Rule of the Saints” in Ireland 79\u003cbr\u003e7. Social and Political Justice for the Common Man?\u003cbr\u003eThe Levellers 95\u003cbr\u003e8. A Very English Kind of Communism: The Diggers 111\u003cbr\u003e9. “God’s People Must Be a Bloody People!”\u003cbr\u003eThe Fifth Monarchy Men 123\u003cbr\u003e10. Not Very Quiet Quakers! 139\u003cbr\u003e11. Cromwell and the Rule of God 155\u003cbr\u003e12. The End of the “Good Old Cause” 170\u003cbr\u003e13. A New Jerusalem in the New World? 185\u003cbr\u003e14. The Legacy of the Godly in Britain 202\u003cbr\u003e15. The Legacy of the Godly in North America 215\u003cbr\u003eNotes 227\u003cbr\u003eAbout the author 243\u003cbr\u003eGlossary 245\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPCK Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736507461975,"sku":"9780745980423","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745980423.jpg?v=1723810694","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-god-was-king-9780745980423","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}