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The Church as polis : from political theology to theological politics as exemplified by Jürgen Moltmann and Stanley Hauerwas / Arne Rasmusson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, 1995. Edition: University of Notre Dame Press rev. edDescription: 418 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0268008094 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 9780268008093 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 0268008108 (p : alk. paper)
  • 9780268008109 (p : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR115.P7  R42 1995
Contents:
pt. 1. Introduction. The quest : an introductory general presentation -- Reflections on method -- pt. 2. The impass of political theology. Mediating the Christian message to the modern world -- Messianic theology -- The church in the liberation history of God -- The Enlightenment heritage and the struggle for freedom and justice -- War, revolution and non-violence -- Political theology and the new social movements -- pt. 3. Towards a theological politics : contemporary radical reformation theology as an alternative. The God of Jesus Christ and salvation -- The church as the manifestation of the kingdom -- The genealogy of the charge of sectarianism -- The church and liberal society -- The peaceful church in a world of war - - The ecclesial base for a theological politics -- The significance of the politics of the church for the politics of the world -- pt. 4. Conclusion. From a mediating political theology towards an ecclesial theological politics.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-413) and index.

pt. 1. Introduction. The quest : an introductory general presentation -- Reflections on method -- pt. 2. The impass of political theology. Mediating the Christian message to the modern world -- Messianic theology -- The church in the liberation history of God -- The Enlightenment heritage and the struggle for freedom and justice -- War, revolution and non-violence -- Political theology and the new social movements -- pt. 3. Towards a theological politics : contemporary radical reformation theology as an alternative. The God of Jesus Christ and salvation -- The church as the manifestation of the kingdom -- The genealogy of the charge of sectarianism -- The church and liberal society -- The peaceful church in a world of war - - The ecclesial base for a theological politics -- The significance of the politics of the church for the politics of the world -- pt. 4. Conclusion. From a mediating political theology towards an ecclesial theological politics.

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