The Future of Christian Realism

International Conflict, Political Decay, and the Crisis of Democracy
Herausgeber: Gingles, Dallas; Miles, Rebekah L.; Mauldin, Joshua

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Produktbeschreibung

In the world's most developed democracies, anxiety about the future of democracy is palpable. The tension between moral aspiration and moral despair has reached a point of crisis. Christian realism arose during a similar time of crisis, when Reinhold Niebuhr used the insights of the Christian tradition to interpret the clash between democracy and totalitarianism. Beginning with Robin Lovin's account of Christian realism as a nuanced blend of theological, moral, and political realisms, The Future of Christian Realism addresses fundamental topics in theology, ethics, and politics. The contributors come from different traditions, span five continents, and together present a case for the continuing relevance of Christian realism. By paying close attention to many of the most pressing moral challenges facing societies today, the authors illustrate and evaluate the enduring relevance of Christian realism.

Produktdetails

• Faith and Politics: Political Theology in a New Key
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 819g
• ISBN-13: 9781666923995
• ISBN-10: 1666923990
• Artikelnr.: 66759906

Autorenporträt

Edited by Dallas Gingles; Joshua Mauldin and Rebekah L. Miles - Contributions by Nigel Biggar; John P. Burgess; Kevin Carnahan; Dallas Gingles; Gary Dorrien; William P. George; Eric Gregory; Luping Huang; Simeon O. Ilesanmi; Elisabeth R. Kincaid; Robin W.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements, Dallas Gingles, Joshua Mauldin, and Rebekah
Miles
Introduction: Realism in an Age of Global Dysfunction, Eric Gregory
Section One: Theological and Ethical Points of Departure
Chapter One: The Christian Socialist Difference: Moral Realism, Robin
Lovin, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Democratic Socialism, Gary Dorrien
Chapter Two: The Future of Theological Realism, Gerald McKenny
Chapter Three: Christian Realism and Doctrine, Douglas F. Ottati
Chapter Four: The Future of Moral Realism, William Schweiker
Chapter Five: Law and Christian Realism, Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
Section Two: Christian Realism and Political Realities
Chapter Six: Christian Realism and International Law, William P. George
Chapter Seven: Christian Realism and International Relations. Kevin
Carnahan
Chapter Eight: Environmental Ethics and Christian Realism: Reckoning with
and Hope Beyond an Era of Witting Ecological Ruin, Frederick Simmons
Chapter Nine: The Children of Light in the Twenty-First Century: Global
Conflict, Democracy, and the Politics of Despair, Joshua Mauldin
Chapter Ten: Economics and the Future of Christian Realism, Nathan I.C.
McLellan
Chapter Eleven: Institutions and the Future of Christian Ethics, Dallas
Gingles
Chapter Twelve: Christian Realism and Race in the United States, Peter
Paris
Chapter Thirteen: Fostering the Impossible in a World Marked by Sin:
Bringing the New Christian Realism into Conversation with the Opioid
Crisis, Todd Whitmore
Section Three: Global Perspectives on the Future of Christian Realism
Chapter Fourteen: The Chinese Dream of Prosperity: Historical Roots,
Ironies, and Challenges, Luping Huang
Chapter Fifteen: Christian Realism in Japan, Yoshibumi Takahashi
Chapter Sixteen: Christian Realism in the African Context, Simeon O.
Ilesanmi
Chapter Seventeen: A Gospel that Opens Up Free Spaces: Reinhold Niebuhr's
Insights into Understanding Church and State in Russia Today, John P.
Burgess
Chapter Eighteen: Christian Realism in the United Kingdom, Nigel Biggar
Chapter Nineteen: American Exceptionalism, Christian Realism, and the New
Realities, Rebekah Miles
Conclusion: Christian Realism in a Polarized Society, Robin W. Lovin
About the Contributors