Religion and political thought / edited and annotated by Michael Hoelzl and Graham Ward.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoelzl, Michael.

Ward, Graham, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics.

Physical Description:

ix, 292 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2006]

Summary:

An essential resource for studies in religion and politics, this indispensable guide begins with an introduction outlining the contemporary relevance of the relationship between religion and political thought, and a brief history of their interactions. Considering the religions of both East and West, Religion and Political Thought highlights the key concepts and influences that relate to these two fields.

The reader is then guided through a selection of classic readings from Aristotle, to twentieth-century writings concerning totalitarianism and democracy. Contemporary thinkers also find a voice, exploring key ideas that are currently at the forefront of debates concerning religion and political life, with contributions from John Milbank, Slavoj Zizek, Jurgen Manemann and Marcella Althaus-Reid.

Contents:

Part 1 The Division of Christ's Political Body

Chapter 1 Augustine (354-430) 25

Excerpt from City of God 29

Chapter 2 Thomas Aquinas (1225/7-74) 37

Excerpt from De regimine (De regno) 41

Chapter 3 Alighieri Dante (1265-1321) 49

Excerpt from De monarchia 53

Chapter 4 Martin Luther (1483-1546) 64

Excerpts from 'Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation', and 'On the Limits of Secular Authority' 68

Part 2 The Legitimation of Sovereign Power

Chapter 5 Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) 81

Excerpt from Discourses on Livy 84

Chapter 6 King James VI/I (1566-1625) 89

Excerpt from The True Law of Free Monarchies 93

Chapter 7 Thomas Hobbes (1588-1674) 102

Excerpt from Leviathan 107

Part 3 Religion in Democratic Culture

Chapter 8 Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) 123

Excerpt from Social Contract 127

Chapter 9 Thomas Paine (1737-1809) 137

Excerpt from Common Sense 141

Chapter 10 Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) 149

Excerpt from Democracy in America 153

Chapter 11 Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821) 161

Excerpt from Considerations on France 165

Part 4 Politics After Religion

Chapter 12 Karl Marx (1818-83) 177

Excerpt from the Introduction to the Critique of Hegel's 'Philosophy of Right' 181

Chapter 13 Carl Schmitt (1888-1985) 190

Excerpt from Political Theology 194

Chapter 14 Vladimir I. Lenin (1870-1924) and Simone Weil (1909-43) 203

'Socialism and Religion' by Lenin 207

Excerpt from The Need for Roots by Weil 210

Part 5 The Contemporary Debates

Chapter 15 Liberality versus Liberalism / John Milbank 225

Chapter 16 Passion in the Era of Decaffeinated Belief / Slavoj Zizek 237

Chapter 17 Graffiti on the Walls of the Cathedral of Buenos Aires: Doing Theology, Love and Politics at the Margins / Marcella Maria Althaus-Reid 243

Chapter 18 The Moral Order: The Transition to Political Modernity / Charles Taylor 259

Chapter 19 The Depoliticization of God as a Challenge for Political Theology / Jurgen Manemann 268.

Notes:

Originally published: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (page 282) and indexes.

ISBN:

0826480055

0826480063

OCLC:

71338296