Politique tirée des propres paroles de l’Écriture sainte

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Politique tirée des propres paroles de l’Écriture sainte is a major 17th‑century treatise by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet that defends absolute monarchy by grounding political authority in biblical scripture.

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instanceOf political treatise ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Louis XIV of France ⓘ
author Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet ⓘ
basedOn Bible ⓘ
centralClaim obedience to the king is a religious duty ⓘ
political authority is instituted by God ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
field biblical studies ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
theology ⓘ
genre political philosophy ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ
hasAbbreviationOrShortName Politique tirée de l’Écriture sainte ⓘ
hasPerspective anti-republican ⓘ
monarchist ⓘ
hasTitleInLanguage Politique tirée des propres paroles de l’Écriture sainte ⓘ
historicalContext Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime
influenced Catholic political thought ⓘ
defenses of absolute monarchy ⓘ
influencedBy Catholic biblical tradition ⓘ
French absolutism ⓘ
linked to: Age of Absolutism
intendedAudience Catholic princes ⓘ
political elites ⓘ
keyTheme obedience and hierarchy ⓘ
sacralization of kingship ⓘ
scriptural foundation of political power ⓘ
literaryForm systematic treatise ⓘ
mainSubject absolute monarchy ⓘ
divine right of kings ⓘ
political theology ⓘ
opposesDoctrine contractualism ⓘ
resistance theory ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Christian political philosophy ⓘ
placeInAuthorCorpus major work of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet ⓘ
positionHeldByDefendedRulerType absolute monarch ⓘ
publicationCentury 17th century ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
supports strong royal prerogative ⓘ
supportsDoctrine divine right of kings ⓘ
theologicalPosition Catholic ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed biblical times ⓘ
early modern monarchy ⓘ
uses biblical exegesis ⓘ

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Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet → notableWork → Politique tirée des propres paroles de l’Écriture sainte ⓘ
Politique tirée des propres paroles de l’Écriture sainte → hasTitleInLanguage → Politique tirée des propres paroles de l’Écriture sainte ⓘ