Alex Carver*
, Carson-Newman College
This paper provides a fresh examination of the historical circumstances that gave rise to a significant doctrinal controversy among English Baptists in the years between 1650 and 1730. This account of the controversy aims to reveal the complex nature and significant implications of the dispute in its original context.
Emma Zaballos*
, American University
This essay is a comparative look at two of the Enlightenment's greatest thinkers, David Hume and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and their contrasting views on the presence of luxury in human society. It showcases political theory research as it relates both to philisophical theorizing and modern political dilemmas.