"Religion and Political Culture in Jefferson's Virginia examines the influential statesmen and the political struggles in revolutionary Virginia that played a decisive role in developing a distinctive American approach to religious liberty and church-state relations. This collection of innovative essays by leading scholars profiles the Christian communities in Virginia, analyzes the religious philosophical influences of Thomas Jefferson ..."
"Religion and Political Culture in Jefferson's Virginia examines the influential statesmen and the political struggles in revolutionary Virginia that played a decisive role in developing a distinctive American approach to religious liberty and church-state relations. This collection of innovative essays by leading scholars profiles the Christian communities in Virginia, analyzes the religious philosophical influences of Thomas Jefferson ..."
""In God We Trust?" The separation of church and state is a widely contested topic in the American political arena. Whether for or against, debaters frequently base their arguments in the Constitution and the principles of the American founding. However, Americans' perception of the founding has narrowed greatly over the years, focusing on a handful of eminent statesmen. By exploring the work of nine founding fathers, including often ove ..."
"'In God We Trust?' The separation of church and state is a widely contested topic in the American political arena. Whether for or against, debaters frequently base their arguments in the Constitution and the principles of the American founding. However, Americans' perception of the founding has narrowed greatly over the years, focusing on a handful of eminent statesmen. By exploring the work of nine founding fathers, including often o ..."
The History of Political Theory(4th Edition) Ancient Greece to Modern America (American University Studies: Series 10, Political Science) by GarrettWardSheldon Paperback, 254 Pages, Published 2006 by Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-8204-2300-5, ISBN: 0-8204-2300-9
"Political Theory asks the basic questions that establish the foundations for all
social and political systems. What is the nature of man? What is the nature of
political society? And, what are good social relations? Every great political
theorist explicitly or implicitly gives specific answers to these fundamental
questions of human life and social existence. The history of political theory
reveals a wide range of answers to these ..."
"This second volume completes the author’s account of natural law and political realism as historical traditions of political thought. In it, the development of those traditions is traced from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries, with special emphasis given to theories of human nature and the ‘natural’ or ‘human’ rights doctrines that have been derived from them. These things are examined also in the context of the comparativel ..."
The Political Philosophy of James Madison(Updated) (The Political Philosophy of the American Founders) by GarrettWardSheldon Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2003 by Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-7106-1, ISBN: 0-8018-7106-9
"Among the founders, James Madison wielded the greatest influence in drafting the Constitution of 1789. In this book, Garrett Ward Sheldon offers a concise synthesis of Madison's political philosophy in the context of the social and political history of his day. Tracing the history of Madison's thought to his early education in Protestant theology, Sheldon argues that it was a fear of the potential "tyranny of the majority" over in ..."
Jefferson and Ataturk Political Philosophies by GarrettWardSheldon Paperback, 139 Pages, Published 2000 by Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-8204-4977-7, ISBN: 0-8204-4977-6
"This book is a comparative study of the political theories of Thomas Jefferson, one of the founders of the United States of America, and Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. Similarities are found in their imperial settings, wars of national independence, establishment of republics, freedom of religion, public education, and economics. The impact of these two great political thinkers on the West and the Middle East is detailed."
"Among the founders, James Madison wielded the greatest influence in drafting the Constitution of 1789. In this book, Garrett Ward Sheldon offers a concise synthesis of Madison's political philosophy in the context of the social and political history of his day.Tracing the history of Madison's thought to his early education in Protestant theology, Sheldon argues that it was a fear of the potential "tyranny of the majority" over individua ..."
"A resource for students or general readers who want to know more about the major ideas, philosophies and concepts, both past and present, that have influenced and shaped civilization."
"The Complete Works, J. Barnes, ed.; includes The Politics, B. Jowett, transl.
Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1984. ———. The Politics, 2nd ed., E.
Barker, ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1948. ———. Articles on Aristotle: 3—Ethics
and Politics, M. Schofield and R. Sorabji, eds. London: Duckworth, 1977. Carnes,
Lord, and O'Connor, David K., eds. Essays on the Foundations of Aristotelian
Political Science, Richard Bodeus et ..."
Viva Encyclopedia of Political Thought: GarrettWardSheldon by GarrettWardSheldon, GarrettWard Through Paperback, Published 2005 by Viva Books ISBN-13: 978-81-7649-996-5, ISBN: 81-7649-996-X