Calvin the Magistrate: His Political and Legal Legacy

by George J. Gatgounis

Publisher:

George J. Gatgounis

, 2014

Overview

From the ashes of the Soviet Union, several fledgling democracies arose, achieving various degrees of success in governance. For the next several years, “what makes democracies work?” became legal philosophy’s most pressing question. On Calvin the Magistrate, George Gatgounis examines a democracy which literally sprang up overnight—sixteenth-century Geneva. Seeking insight from this historical example, Gatgounis explores how Geneva was transformed in the days of Calvin into a functional republic in a very short time.

Product Details

• Title: Calvin the Magistrate: His Political and Legal Legacy
• Author: George J. Gatgounis
• Publisher: George J. Gatgounis
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Religion and law
• Resource ID: LLS:RELIGIONLAW01
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T05:23:47Z

About George J. Gatgounis

George J. Gatgounis, a Harvard alumnus, is a published author, trial attorney, ordained minister, and seminary professor. A member of the Harvard Faculty Club, he formerly served as one of the editors of the Harvard Civil Rights Law Review, and the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. As an active Harvard alumnus, he serves as the moderator of the Harvard Reading Club of Charleston, South Carolina. He serves at Cummins Seminary as professor of Hebrew Bible, and professor of Greek Septuagint (LXX), Greek New Testament, and Greek Classics. He is also a South Carolina Supreme Court-certified civil court mediator, family court mediator, and civil arbitrator.