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Civil Society and Sphere Sovereignty: Calvinist Understandings of Defferentiated Society(Abstract)

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The Relationship Between Sphere Sovereignty and Subsidiarity

Ius Gentium, 2014
Sphere sovereignty is a social theory based on theological principles. Its starting point is the absolute sovereignty of God. From this principle, sphere sovereignty denies that any single human institution can claim absolute sovereignty. As a result, sphere sovereignty principles support an institutionally pluralistic society, where all kinds of power
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Kuyper and Dooyeweerd: Sphere Sovereignty and Modal Aspects

Transformation, 2016
The article is an outline of some of the key thoughts of two Dutch Calvinist philosophers who have had a major impact on sections of modern evangelicalism. These key thoughts are sphere sovereignty, closely associated with Kuyper but adopted enthusiastically by Dooyeweerd as well, and modal aspects, which is particularly associated with Dooyeweerd. The
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Subsidiarity and Sphere Sovereignty: Christian Reflections on the Size, Shape and Scope of Government

Journal of Church and State, 2003
In the last century and a half, the shape of Christian political the ory has been re-thought, both in Catholic and in Reformed1 circles. Fears of excessive centralization have led to attempts to identify theo logically grounded principles limiting the reach of "big government." In Catholicism, the principle of subsidiarity has been propounded, while ...
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