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 individual rights, along with a firmly Calvinist suspicion of the motives of sinful men, that led him to support a constitution creating a strong central government with power over state laws. In this way, Madison aimed to protect individual liberties and provide checks to "spiteful" human interests and selfish parochial prejudices. Among the topics Sheldon covers are Madison's Princeton education, his contributions to the Federalist Papers, his arguments in defense of states' rights on behalf of Virginia, his views on federal power during his terms as secretary of state and president, and, in his later years, his defense of the Union against those Southerners who advocated nullification.

The Political Philosophy of James Madison (The Political Philosophy of the American Founders)

History

Sheldon, Garrett Ward

Americas

Johns Hopkins University Press

Book by Sheldon, Garrett Ward, Hill, C. William, Jr.

The Liberal Republicanism of John Taylor of Caroline

Biographies & Memoirs

Hill, C. William, Jr.

Historical

UNKNO

Provocative and powerful, these two classic novels--now updated for the 1990s--will lead a new generation of earnest Christians to deeper discipleship at home, work, school, and community. Originally retailed for $30.98.

In His Steps / What Would Jesus Do? (Two Novels in One)

Self-Help

Morris, Deborah

Sheldon, Charles Monroe

Motivational

Inspirational Press

This is a social, intellectual, and spiritual autobiography of an average man who grew up in the American Midwest (Wisconsin) of a middle-class family, in the middle of the Twentieth Century. It details his Ancestry and Childhood, Education, and Career, in an era that is largely gone. The good and the bad aspects of that past culture are discussed. Despite a modest background and academic career at a small college in a remote area, Sheldon shows the many blessings of his life, including being a Visiting Scholar at Oxford University; The University of Vienna, Austria; Moscow University; Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; Istanbul; and Australia. As an ordained Christian minister, he is known for his novel What Would Jesus Do? as well as ten other books on Political Theory, Early American Politics and Religion, Political Theology, and Law. The author was an advisor to the White House and a delegate to The American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference in Washington, D.C. Besides his life story, Dr. Sheldon shares his views on Friendship, Family, Health, Sports, Entertainment, and even Animals, Clothes, Leadership, Retirement, and Death. Most of all, he hopes this Memoir will show his Faith and Humor to cheer and comfort this sad world.

A Memoir My Life, Loves, and Laughs

Professionals & Academics

Hopeway Publishing

The New History of Political Theory: Ancient Greece to the Modern World

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

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