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The mighty and the almighty : an essay in political theology, Nicholas Wolterstorff

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Summary
"Recent years have seen increasing interest not only in how church and state should be related, but in the relation between divine authority and political authority, and in what religion has to say about the limits of state authority and the grounds of political obedience. In this book, Nicholas Wolterstorff addresses this whole complex of issues. He takes account of traditional answers to these questions, but stakes out new positions. Wolterstorff offers a fresh theological defense of liberal democracy, argues that the traditional doctrine of 'two rules' should be rejected and offers a fresh exegesis of Romans 13; the canonical biblical passage for the tradition of Christian political theology."--
Language
eng
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Extent
vii, 181 pages
Contents
  • 1. Framing the issues: understanding Polycarp
  • 2. Yoder's objection to our framing of the issues
  • 3. The "two cities" objection to our framing of the issues
  • 4. Authority
  • 5. Governance
  • 6. Authority to govern
  • 7. Calvin on God, governmental authority, and obedience
  • 8. What did Paul actually say?
  • 9. God's governance of humankind
  • 10. Recap
  • 11. The political implications of the nature and existence of the church
  • 12. Discarding the "two rules" doctrine
  • 13. The rights-limited state
  • 14. Institutional rights as limits on the authority of the state
  • 15. Wrap-up: Polycarp re-visited
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9781107027312
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The mighty and the almighty : an essay in political theology
Title
The mighty and the almighty
Title remainder
an essay in political theology
Statement of responsibility
Nicholas Wolterstorff
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Recent years have seen increasing interest not only in how church and state should be related, but in the relation between divine authority and political authority, and in what religion has to say about the limits of state authority and the grounds of political obedience. In this book, Nicholas Wolterstorff addresses this whole complex of issues. He takes account of traditional answers to these questions, but stakes out new positions. Wolterstorff offers a fresh theological defense of liberal democracy, argues that the traditional doctrine of 'two rules' should be rejected and offers a fresh exegesis of Romans 13; the canonical biblical passage for the tradition of Christian political theology."--
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Wolterstorff, Nicholas
Index
index present
LC call number
BT83.59
LC item number
.W65 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • Political theology
  • Church and state
  • Christianity and politics
  • Christianity and politics
  • Church and state
  • Political theology
Label
The mighty and the almighty : an essay in political theology, Nicholas Wolterstorff
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-178) and indexes
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
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Contents
1. Framing the issues: understanding Polycarp -- 2. Yoder's objection to our framing of the issues -- 3. The "two cities" objection to our framing of the issues -- 4. Authority -- 5. Governance -- 6. Authority to govern -- 7. Calvin on God, governmental authority, and obedience -- 8. What did Paul actually say? -- 9. God's governance of humankind -- 10. Recap -- 11. The political implications of the nature and existence of the church -- 12. Discarding the "two rules" doctrine -- 13. The rights-limited state -- 14. Institutional rights as limits on the authority of the state -- 15. Wrap-up: Polycarp re-visited
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
vii, 181 pages
Isbn
9781107027312
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
^^2012017168
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)788262691
  • (OCoLC)ocn788262691
Label
The mighty and the almighty : an essay in political theology, Nicholas Wolterstorff
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-178) and indexes
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Framing the issues: understanding Polycarp -- 2. Yoder's objection to our framing of the issues -- 3. The "two cities" objection to our framing of the issues -- 4. Authority -- 5. Governance -- 6. Authority to govern -- 7. Calvin on God, governmental authority, and obedience -- 8. What did Paul actually say? -- 9. God's governance of humankind -- 10. Recap -- 11. The political implications of the nature and existence of the church -- 12. Discarding the "two rules" doctrine -- 13. The rights-limited state -- 14. Institutional rights as limits on the authority of the state -- 15. Wrap-up: Polycarp re-visited
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
vii, 181 pages
Isbn
9781107027312
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
^^2012017168
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)788262691
  • (OCoLC)ocn788262691

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