David L. Smith (MDiv, PhD, Southern Baptist Seminary) has served in Christian ministry for half a century as a pastor, a professor of theology, and a seminary administrator. He is also the author of A Handbook of Contemporary Theology (1992).
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
A note on quotations, sources, dates and terminology
Part I. The Origins of Constitutional Royalism: 1. Introduction: themes, debates, sources
2. Context: the early Stuarts and the early Stuart constitution
3. Early careers of the main exponents
4. Formation and convergence, 1640-1642
Part II. Constitutional Royalism in Theory and Practice, 1642-1649: 5. Chronological outline: negotiations formal and informal
6. Issues and sticking-points
7. The theory of Constitutional Royalism
Part III. Constitutional Royalism in Perspective: 8. Epilogue: Constitutional Royalism from Regicide to Restoration
9. Legacy: an ideology vindicated?
10. Conclusion: assessment and evaluation
Bibliography
Index.