Christianity and the Nation-State
A Study in Political Theology
Seiten
2023
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-34459-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-34459-3 (ISBN)
Embodying a distinctive approach to political theology, this book offers a theological affirmation of social and political liberalism while articulating a critical theological examination of nationalism, political authority, and alternatives to the modern nation-state and offering suggestions for responsible life under state rule while it persists.
In Christianity and the Nation-State, Gary Chartier provocatively offers readers unexpected critical distance from some familiar ways of understanding, justifying, and navigating existing political arrangements. People in multiple societies are posing important questions about the authority and functions of the contemporary nation-state and about potential alternatives to this seemingly inescapable institution. Chartier seeks to develop a distinctive theological response to the conditions prompting these questions. Affirming liberalism and cosmopolitanism, he reflects critically on nationalism, localism, religious establishment, and theological accounts of political authority. He highlights links between sin and state power and underscores deficiencies in democratic rhetoric and theory. He rejects the idea of a global government, advocating a nonterritorial alternative he labels 'radical consociationalism. Moreover, he presents concrete suggestions for life under the rule of the state.
In Christianity and the Nation-State, Gary Chartier provocatively offers readers unexpected critical distance from some familiar ways of understanding, justifying, and navigating existing political arrangements. People in multiple societies are posing important questions about the authority and functions of the contemporary nation-state and about potential alternatives to this seemingly inescapable institution. Chartier seeks to develop a distinctive theological response to the conditions prompting these questions. Affirming liberalism and cosmopolitanism, he reflects critically on nationalism, localism, religious establishment, and theological accounts of political authority. He highlights links between sin and state power and underscores deficiencies in democratic rhetoric and theory. He rejects the idea of a global government, advocating a nonterritorial alternative he labels 'radical consociationalism. Moreover, he presents concrete suggestions for life under the rule of the state.
Gary Chartier is Distinguished Professor of Law and Business Ethics at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. A theologian, philosopher, legal scholar, and political theorist, he is the author of numerous books, including Flourishing Lives (2019), Anarchy and Legal Order (2012), The Analogy of Love (2017, 2020), and Understanding Friendship (2022).
Introduction; 1. Created diversity; 2. State authority; 3. Social order; 4. Engaging states; Conclusion.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.07.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-34459-5 / 1009344595 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-34459-3 / 9781009344593 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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