The Blackwell Companion to Political Theology

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Peter Manley Scott, William T. Cavanaugh
Wiley, Oct 9, 2006 - Religion - 578 pages
Written by a team of international experts, drawn from various traditions of political theology, this outstanding resource brings together 35 newly-commissioned essays in the field.

  • Demonstrates that Christian theology is inherently political and shows how theology impacts on present-day political issues.
  • Considers the interface of theology with political ideologies, including the contribution of theology to feminist, ecological, black and pacifist movements.
  • Assesses the contribution of the major political theologians and theological movements.
  • Explores the political aspects of Christian sources such as scripture and liturgy.

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The Blackwell Companion to Political Theology
Peter Scott,William T. Cavanaugh
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About the author (2006)

Peter M. Scott is Senior Lecturer in Christian Social Thought and Director of the Lincoln Theological Institute at the University of Manchester, UK. He is the author of Theology, Ideology and Liberation (1994) and A Political Theology of Nature (2003). He is a member of the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton and the Manchester Centre for Public Theology, and is a director of the Manchester Research Institute for Religion and Civil Society.

William T. Cavanaugh is Associate Professor of Theology at the University of St Thomas in St Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is the author of Torture and Eucharist (Blackwell, 1998) and Theopolitical Imagination (2003).

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Blackwell Companion to Political Theology
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
EditorsPeter Manley Scott, William T. Cavanaugh
Editionreprint
PublisherWiley, 2006
ISBN1405157445, 9781405157445
Length578 pages
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