"A Glimpse of Utopia"
| Title | "A Glimpse of Utopia" |
| Year for Search | 1865 |
| Secondary Title | The Eclectic and Congregational Review (UK) |
| Volume / Edition | ns 9 |
| Pagination | 344-58 |
| Date Published | October 1865 |
| Annotation | The laws of the first five books of the Bible (the Pentateuch) as depicting a eutopia with "Good law, honestly administered, and honestly obeyed" (346) and a stress on duties rather than rights. For example, there is slavery for crimes against property where the thief cannot pay restitution and capital punishment for murder. |
| Full Text | 1865 “A Glimpse of Utopia.” The Eclectic and Congregational Review (UK), ns 9 (October 1865): 344-58. The laws of the first five books of the Bible (the Pentateuch) as depicting a eutopia with “Good law, honestly administered, and honestly obeyed” (346) and a stress on duties rather than rights. For example, there is slavery for crimes against property where the thief cannot pay restitution and capital punishment for murder. |
