Politics, theology, and history /

Lord Plant focuses on the role that religious belief can and ought to play in argument about public policy in a pluralistic society. He examines the potential political implications of Christian belief and the ways in which it may be deployed in political debate. The book discusses the place of reli...

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Autor principal: Plant, Raymond (Autor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Col·lecció:Cambridge studies in ideology and religion.
Accés en línia:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=72950
Taula de continguts:
  • Preface
  • 1. Liberal society and political theology
  • Part I. The possibility of political theology
  • 2. Theology and politics : context, community and prophecy
  • 3. God, history and political theology
  • 4. Totality, finitude and history
  • 5. Narratives and foundations
  • 6. Natural law and natural order
  • Part II. The site of political theology
  • Introduction
  • 7. Markets, morality and theology
  • 8. Social justice, freedom and the common good
  • 9. Human rights, human dignity and the scope of responsibility
  • 10. Self and community
  • Part III. Liberalism, religion and social unity
  • Introduction
  • 11. Policy and pluralism
  • 12. The civil community, the religious community and the unity of society
  • Select bibliography
  • Index of names
  • Index of subjects.