Oliver O'Donovan (University of Oxford)

The Desire of the Nations

Rediscovering the Roots of Political Theology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Combining biblical interpretation, historical discussion of Western political and theological tradition, theoretical construction and critical engagement with contemporary views, Oliver O'Donovan argues for an alternative to political theology, more politically constructive, more receptive to the Christian tradition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9780521665162
• ISBN-10: 0521665167
• Artikelnr.: 22215018

Autorenporträt

Oliver O'Donovan is Professor of Christian Ethics and Practical Theology at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of numerous books including Resurrection and Moral Order (1986), The Desire of Nations (1996), and The Ways of Judgment (2005).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Prologue
1. Beyond suspicion
2. The revelation of God's kingship
3. Dual authority and the fulfilling of the time
4. The triumph of the Kingdom
5. The church
6. The obedience of rulers
7. The redemption of society
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index of scriptural references
Index of subjects
Index of names and authors.