Christian ethics and social renewal from dystopia and utopia to apocalyptic Daniel P. Rhodes

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rhodes, Daniel P., 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

End of the world.

Political theology.

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"Will capitalism bring about the end of the world or is a different future possible? In this book, Daniel P. Rhodes diagnoses the dystopic reign of capital in the contemporary world. He shows how it captures politics and history while colonizing the state and its subjects under its dominion, for the purpose of constructing a (dis)order that achieves extravagant wealth for a few at the top by enabling exploitation of and extraction from an expanding lower class. Surveying Marxist and theological utopian alternatives, Rhodes then recovers an apocalyptic, theological politics drawn from the person and work of Jesus Christ and argues for an ecclesial vision of social renewal. The church, by acting in a way that reflects Christ’s fundamental humanity, can be a site and source of radical solidarity, material and spiritual forgiveness, justice-infused deliberation, and creative peacemaking. It can also offer a powerful foretaste of an alternative future that, eschatologically, will last"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction : Annihilation or renewal?

Dystopian dominion : The power of capital and the shape of its subjects

The dys(u)topian rationality of capital and the colonization of history

A utopian alternative? The Marxian via negativa of Fredric Jameson

Theopolitical utopias : The radical orthodoxy of John Milbank and political theology of Jürgen Moltmann

Apocalyptic history and apocalyptic power : A theopolitical account

An apocalyptic people : The subjects and politics of the rule of Christ

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 14, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Rhodes, Daniel P., 1976- Christian ethics and social renewal

ISBN:

9781009875028

1009875027

9781009875011

1009875019

OCLC:

1589270093

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license