Politics after Christendom : political theology in a fractured world / [print]
David VanDrunen.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan Academic, (c)2020.
- 400 pages ; 23 cm
Part 1. Political theology. Legitimate, but provisional, common, but accountable: the contours of a Christian political theology ; Nature, grace, and the biblical covenants ; The Noahic origins of political community: the Old Testament ; The Noahic origins of political community: the New Testament ; Natural law and political community ; Responsible citizens, patient sojourners: Christians' public life under two covenants ; Part 2. Political ethics. Pluralism and religious liberty ; Family and commerce ; Justice and rights ; Customs and laws ; Authority and resistance ; Reflections on the liberal and conservative traditions.
"Politics After Christendom reflects on the status and responsibilities of Christians in their contemporary pluralistic political communities, presenting a biblical-theological model of political engagement and exploring themes such as race, religious liberty, justice, authority, and civil resistance"--