{"product_id":"the-first-blast-of-the-trumpet","title":"Primul răsunet al trâmbiței","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when a preacher declares that no woman has the right to rule?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting from exile in Geneva in 1558, John Knox attacks female rule without compromise. His anger centres on Catholic women in power, above all Mary Tudor of England, whose government burns Protestants. The First Blast of the Trumpet turns that anger into a fierce argument about authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnox draws on scripture, ancient writers and his belief in a God-given order to challenge a woman's right to govern. He asks where obedience ends and resistance begins. Read him to examine how a reformer builds a harsh case, not to find balance or sympathy for the women he condemns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn exile's anger\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a Scottish preacher whose attack on queens grows from religious conflict.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScripture pressed into service\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Knox into Genesis as he turns a biblical passage into a political claim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAncient voices as witnesses\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine how he gathers ancient writers and laws to support his rejection of female rule.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe limits of obedience\u003c\/strong\u003e – Confront his claim that subjects owe no loyal service to a woman who governs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn argument without compromise\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how claims about nature, justice and divine order reinforce one another.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of the Reformation, political thought, and the history of women and power, or anyone curious about how a harsh argument is built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and examine the claims behind Knox's fierce challenge to female rule.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534592737628,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02223_en_ebook-front_c21.jpg?v=1792174932","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/ro\/products\/the-first-blast-of-the-trumpet","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}