Religion and Political Thought

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Michael Hoelzl, Graham Ward
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006 M06 30 - 306 páginas
This book provides an essential resource for studies in religion and politics. It is divided into three parts, beginning with an introduction outlining the contemporary relevance of reviewing the relationship between the two subject areas; a brief history of the interactions between religion and politics that have pertained both in East and the West, and the key concepts that relate these two fields. The second section comprises a selection of classic readings. This title is ideal for students of both religion and politics and general readers who are interested in the topics.

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General Introduction
1
THE DIVISION OF CHRISTS POLITICAL BODY
21
THE LEGITIMATION OF SOVEREIGN POWER
77
RELIGION IN DEMOCRATIC CULTURE
119
POLITICS AFTER RELIGION
173
THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATES
219
Primary Sources
282
Index of Names
283
Index of Subjects
286
Index of Scriptural References
292
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Michael Hoelzl is Lecturer in Philosophy of Religion at the University of Manchester, UK.

Graham Ward is Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford and a Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, UK.

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