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A Theology of Public Life
Charles T. Mathewes
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Description for A Theology of Public Life
Paperback. Charles T. Mathewes explores the religious benefits and challenges of public engagement for Christian believers. Series: Cambridge Studies in Christian Doctrine. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Christian Doctrine
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521539906
SKU
V9780521539906
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About Charles T. Mathewes
Charles T. Mathewes is Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia. His other publications include Evil and the Augustinian Tradition (2001).
Reviews for A Theology of Public Life
Review of the hardback: '… substantial and richly researched study.' Church Times Review of the hardback: '… a very significant book, the product of a virtuously theological and energetic mind. Mathewes has read voraciously, thought deeply, and is gifted with a penetratingly analytical mind and a very lively prose style. All this means that the book should be widely ... Read more