1. Edition - January 2010
26.90 Euro
2010. 272 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-9969-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-9969-8 - John Wiley & Sons








Short description
In this book, Luke Bretherton integrates debates in political theology with analysis of policy and practice regarding religious social, political and economic engagement. Instead of presenting an idealized model for church-state relations, he engages with the intricacies of contemporary politics while integrating systematic and historical theological reflection on political and economic life. Rather than advocate withdrawal or assimilation, the book reveals how faithful witness can help prevent the subversion of the church - and even of politics itself - by legal, bureaucratic, and market mechanisms.

From the contents
Acknowledgements.

Preface.

Introduction.

1. Faith-based organizations and the emerging shape of church-state relations.

2. Local: Augustine, Alinsky and the politics of the common good.

3. National: Christian cosmopolitanism, refugees and the politics of proximity.

4. Global: Consumerism, Fair Trade and the politics of ordinary time.

Conclusion: Towards a politics of hospitality and a theology of politics.

Epilogue.

Bibliography.

Index.