Bradley B. Burroughs

Christianity, Politics, and the Predicament of Evil

A Constructive Theological Ethic of Soulcraft and Statecraft

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Reconceiving politics in a theological framework, Christianity, Politics, and the Predicament of Evil argues for a constructive ethic that affirms both soulcraft and statecraft as essential elements of Christians’ political vocation and specifies the appropriate terms of their relationship.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fortress Academic
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781978700512
• ISBN-10: 1978700512
• Artikelnr.: 56153911

Autorenporträt

Bradley B. Burroughs is visiting assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies at Allegheny College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Politics, the City of God, the State, and the Soul
Part I: Surveying
1. The City of God: A Political Eschatology
2. The Predicament of Evil
Part II: Gathering Resources
3. Politics-as-Statecraft: Reinhold Niebuhr and the Governing of Society
4. Politics-as-Soulcraft: Stanley Hauerwas and the Church as Polis
Part III: Constructing
5. Soulcraft, Statecraft, and Christian Discipleship