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Church, State and Citizen: Christian Approaches to Political Engagement

Autor Sandra F Joireman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 iun 2009
The history of Christianity's relationship to government is long and complex. From the glory days of the Holy Roman Empire, when church and state were virtually synonymous, to the present day's dizzying array of denominations and forms of government, Christian ideas about the state have varied tremendously. This book will attempt to bring order to the chaos by offering essays on how particular branches of the Christian tradition-Catholic, reformed, evangelical, etc.-view the institution of the modern state. Each chapter begins by discussing the historical roots of a particular tradition, moves on to address the theological distinctives of that tradition, and finally discusses the ways in which the theological beliefs about the appropriate role of the state influence political behavior. The essays will not be limited geographically, but will rather look at each tradition as broadly as possible, from the institutionalized (but not necessarily thriving) churches of Europe, to the independent Christian movements of Africa, to the vibrant religious marketplace of the United States.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780195378450
ISBN-10: 0195378458
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Recenzii

This very timely volume will be a great resource for those interested in the relationship between Christianity and questions of civic responsibility, power, and governance. The sophisticated treatment of a range of historical and contemporary Christian traditions is particularly vital today, when a Christian approach to politics is too often reduced to a single issue or a bumper-sticker slogan. The various essays, each written by a scholar who identifies with the tradition under study, are informative, nuanced, and critically engaging.
A concise, engaging volume...Highly recommended.

Notă biografică

Joireman is the Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Wheaton College