Christ and the common life : political theology and the case for democracy / Luke Bretherton.
Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2019Description: viii, 522 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780802876409
- 0802876404
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Main Collection | John Kinder Theological Library | BT83.59 BRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | A42360702 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-503) and indexes.
What is political theology? What is politics? -- Part 1. Case studies in political theology -- Humanitarianism -- Black power -- Pentecostalism -- Catholic social teaching -- Anglicanism -- Part 2. Sustaining a common life -- Communion and class -- Secularity, not secularism -- Toleration with hospitality -- Part 3. Forming a common life -- Humanity -- Economy -- Sovereignty -- The people and populism -- Democratic politics.
In Christ and the Common Life Luke Bretherton provides an introduction to historical and contemporary theological reflection on politics and opens up a compelling vision for a Christian commitment to democracy. In dialogue with Scripture and various traditions, Bretherton examines the dynamic relationship between who we are in relation to God and who we are as moral and political animals. He addresses fundamental political questions about poverty and injustice, forming a common life with strangers, and handling power constructively. And through his analysis of debates concerning, among other things, race, class, economics, the environment, and interfaith relations, he develops an innovative political theology of democracy as a way through which Christians can speak and act faithfully within our current context.