Political theology for a plural age

Author(s)

• Kessler, Michael Jon

Bibliographic Information

Political theology for a plural age

edited by Michael Jon Kessler

Oxford University Press, c2013

• : pbk

Note

"Based on a conference held in Oct. 2008 at Georgetown University" -- T.p. verso

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Political theology has traditionally explored the legitimization of political authority on the basis of divine revelation and of natural reason informed by religious authority, texts, and traditions. New challenges emerging in the postwar era gave rise to ongoing debate about the place of religion in public life, in the United States and in other established democracies, and this debate has dramatically reshaped the way scholars, policymakers, and religious leaders think about political theology. Political Theology for a Plural Age provides historic and contemporary understandings of political engagement in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, engaging political theologies not merely as a set of theoretical concepts but as religious beliefs and principles that motivate specific political action. The essays in this volume, written by leading thinkers and practitioners within each tradition and their secular counterparts, examine a number of core issues at the intersection of religion and politics. They contest the definition of political theology, establish a common discourse across the three Abrahamic traditions, and closely examine how globalization, secularization, and pluralism affect the construction and plausibility of political theologies. Finally, the essays offer insight into how political theologies might adapt to the shared global challenges of the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Introduction, Michael Kessler
• Part I: Theologies of the Political: A Conversation
• Jose Casanova, Michael Kessler, Mark Lilla, and John Milbank
• Part II: Domesticating Religion: The Abrahamic Faiths and the Democratic State
• Chapter 2: The Great Combination: Modern Political Thought and the Collapse of the Two Cities, Patrick Deneen
• Chapter 3: The Emergence and Development of Liberal Jewish Political Theology, Jerome Copulsky
• Chapter 4: Christianity and the Rise of the Democratic State, Eric Gregory
• Chapter 5: Is the King a Democrat? The Politics of Islam in Morocco, Paul Heck
• Part III: Confronting Pluralism: Main Trends in Political Theologies Today
• Chapter 6: Difference, Resemblance, Dialogue: Some Goals for Comparative Political Theology in a Plural Age, Michael Kessler
• Chapter 7: "Reading" the Status of Public Theologies: Rhetorical Analysis of the Media Construction of Political Islam, Elizabeth Bucar
• Chapter 8: The Future of Political Theology: From Crisis to Pluralism, Robin Lovin
• Chapter 9: Doing Political Theology Today, David Novak
• Chapter 10: Augustinian Christian Republican Citizenship, Charles Mathewes
• Chapter 11: Islamic Political Theologies and International Relations, Jocelyne Cesari
• Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB17619690
• ISBN:
  • 9780199769278
• LCCN: 2012030250
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: x, 269 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BT83.59
  • DC23 : 261.7
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Political theology -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Public theology -- Congresses