ILHER E | Daniel J. Elazar euvalienin CIVIL Socle of Modern Democracy ~ THE COVENANT TRADITION IN POLITICS : ee ME IV Political Science Religion Sociology COVENANT AND CIVIL SOCIETY Walon Ole ellol abialoer-V@\/c-leep.< of Modern Democracy Golem @re)'(ot< )o lmeb a-leblateyel in Politics, Volume IV Daniel J. Elazar The essence of the covenant tradition Homo oComs (e (or2 We) @olbbert-veMololel wicca hale sociating for common purposes through pacts of mutual commitment. In the political realm, the idea of cov- enant has been particularly influen- tial in frontierlands. Reinformed by the idea of the federated commonwealth that emerged out of the Protestant LUTHER Reformation, covenant eventually fos- tered the establishment of the United States of America and our modern idea SEMINARY of federalism. More recently, these great products of the covenant tradi- foCoye@ oledhoxere MaoM oye toteml. olelpimas(emee) Ive of twentieth-century totalitarianism Library and fueled a new spirit in contempo- rary political life throughout the world. A return to political covenantalism Veve0y0 K $m00 M OLo me=0 0 WE=00 )9 ) 0)9 )w C-Ltowe ao8r10))o l L a to the crisis of modern civilization and the new epoch after World War II. Cov- enant and Civil Society is the final vol- ume in Elazar’s monumental series The Covenant Tradition in Politics. In Lamm oCom Ou-(ere Moal omoe-Cob tale ok Bacleybudem-vevel reCearces Coyoyen(aolapbomas(omerlele(ouemoaelearr Covenant and Civil Society also con- siders issues of communal solidarity on a postmodern basis. Elazar traces iodLe mma ecbe t-yi(oey e Wsu e)c omma elomoenuoet-velece| commonwealth of the Protestant Ref- ormation to the civil society of the royL oX(2e)w o M=) oe Le)o ME-bo le Mor.¢9)(c0)o MeslemmB de)( e of the covenant in the modern state era and the development of modern democracy. Covenantalism is further explored through the examples of Bib- lical Israel, Swiss exceptionalism, Northern Italy, and the Latin-Ger- (Continued on back flap) Covenant and Civil Society Va Daniel J. Elazar Covenant and Civil Society The Constitutional Matrix of Modern Democracy THE COVENANT TRADITION IN POLITICS VOLUME IV Transaction Publishers New Brunswick (U.S.A.) and London (U.K.) LUTHER SEMINARY LIBRARY 2375 Como Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108-1447 Copyright © 1998 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Preparation of this book for publication was made possible through the Milken Library of Jewish Public Affairs, funded by the Milken Family Foundation. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Con- ventions. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to Transaction Publishers, Rutgers—The State University, 35 Berrue Circle, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8042. This book is printed on acid-free paper that meets the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. Library of Congress Catalog Number: 97-49240 ISBN: 1-56000-311-1 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Elazar, Daniel Judah. Covenant and civil society : the constitutional matrix of modern democ- racy / Daniel J. Elazar. p. cm. -—— (The covenant tradition in politics ; v. 4) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56000-311-1 (alk. paper) 1. Civil society—History. 2. Covenants—Political aspects. 3. Democ- racy—History. I. Title. II. Series: Elazar, Daniel Judah. Covenant tradition in politics ; v. 4. BL65.P7E43 1995 vol. 4 [JC336] 301—dc21 97-49240 CIP This book is dedicated to Jonathan and Ruti. May their lives together be all that is good. ee aoe “ob oag eatin 94 fretscatlonts of pemyeh Miele 2% wg ti She ol Net aval udvveli ek, ee: nl 6 VA fas ft i” | Mie cy Nies een | . 4 ; Sti e? inthe fr ie 7 te bas w ewrdl mydow htigiest wit eet TF hy) wy oe F ss » bance ins tem a4 pee oA ais % deed sia be ie = L yaviowat Pave yh 0 Tae pore ee es 4 > , a “¢ steac kh,d t ie se ¥y Asis VORB + er phae a ea tine edie, alary ee ion 7 ‘ aad : ® béaizy! te peas eagtl avn, eee. ree apes CPi wt an err cette. Pi wep fog wa nipe Tq hy Dvpnene * lhanaaiy Mieh ide ia’ oe ~ 1 We: a Fm, i 4 ge": (Ug‘ each tee me" e _ an : be i "S54; ut - ft 2 ry , » ate & i pz : Ay A ee iitos oe tient? vSei Died reo:F S ~we~ | OEY OF } aparens ety sigh ch Phair: ei oe vey a aN tase seth wa ; : re ' Ph ws a. b ey CT¢, ‘4 yee eels pony h(p ak ati ‘Si otke 5 ‘a waathe Per ‘rig i r a | = :i a ' “Phnt * Peay F-SqPaeWaed| (ox smith Cll ae to ANC ta a aS ea Sivin. 2 VaR prac Elena, Stn i ae 94 void “a