TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mathewes,Charles
TI  - A theology of public life
T2  - Cambridge studies in Christian doctrine
SN  - 9780511342363
AV  - BR115.P7 M38 2007eb
U1  - 261.7 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Christians
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - Church and state
KW  - Citizenship
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Chrétiens
KW  - Activité politique
KW  - Religion et politique
KW  - Église et État
KW  - church and state
KW  - aat
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Christian Life
KW  - Social Issues
KW  - fast
KW  - Christentum
KW  - gnd
KW  - Politisches Engagement
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Life in the epilogue, during the world --; Part I: A theology of engagement --; Life before God --; Life in the world --; Life together --; Part II: The liturgy of citizenship --; Faithful citizenship --; Hopeful citizenship --; Charitable citizenship --; Conclusion: The republic of grace; or, the public ramifications of heaven
N2  - What has Washington to do with Jerusalem? In the raging debates about the relationship between religion and politics, no one has explored the religious benefits and challenges of public engagement for Christian believers - until now. This book defends and details Christian believers' engagement in contemporary pluralistic public life not from the perspective of some neutral 'public', but from the particular perspective of Christian faith, arguing that such engagement enriches both public life and Christian citizens' faith themselves. As such it offers not a 'public theology', but a 'theology of public life', analysing the promise and perils of Christian public engagement, discussing the nature of civic commitment and prophetic critique, and the relation of a loving faith to a liberal politics of justice. Theologically rich, philosophically rigorous, politically, historically and sociologically informed, this book advances contemporary discussion of 'religion and public life' in fundamental ways
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