Rendering unto Caesar in the Age of Revolution: William Sherlock and William of Orange

The events of 1688–9 forced English clergy to re-examine their understanding of the Divine Right of Kings. One solution was to distinguish between de facto and de iure kingship and maintain dual loyalty to James and William. Another involved shifting from ‘legitimist’ arguments towards a more immedi...

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Kaituhi matua: Padley, Kenneth (Author)
Hōputu: Tāhiko Tuhinga
Reo:English
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I whakaputaina: 2008
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2008, Huānga: 59, Tukunga: 4, Pages: 680-696
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Whakarāpopototanga:The events of 1688–9 forced English clergy to re-examine their understanding of the Divine Right of Kings. One solution was to distinguish between de facto and de iure kingship and maintain dual loyalty to James and William. Another involved shifting from ‘legitimist’ arguments towards a more immediate view of Providence. William Sherlock expounded both positions between 1689 and 1690. This article uses under-utilised manuscripts to show how, why and when his thought moved away from de iure and towards de facto expressions of Divine Right and hence became a cause célèbre for the Orange regime and a nightmare for the non-jurors.
ISSN:1469-7637
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0022046908005903