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Vocation In The Christian Worldview Of The Puritans

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The pillars of constitutional liberty are self-government, private property, representative government, and limited government. Self-government speaks of the individual who attributes common good to society and does not harm society through selfish actions. Vocation in the Christian worldview develops political liberty through the practice of self-government (Samson, 1994). James Madison thought that “the larger the society…the more duly capable it will be” to self-govern (Madison, 1788). The New England Puritans through practicality needed certain functions such as common defense to be attended to thus, they created political covenants. These political covenants gave them the opportunity for self-government in these vocations and helped develop modern federalism providing for unity and diversity to flourish (Samson S. A., 1993). …show more content…

1). Through these concepts democracy has enhanced the lives of many people throughout the world. It promotes individual liberty and with individual liberty a person is allowed “freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, and freedom to own private property (Lynn-Jones). Representative government is the ideal type of polity, it allows for the improvement of the polity. People are able to engage with their government and are not just passive recipients. The government by design has to respond to the people and promote the public interest. The responsibility is on the people to be attentive, capable of taking action when needed, and to have wise judgement as to the actions of its government

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