Matthew J. Tuininga

Calvin's Political Theology and the Public Engagement of the Church

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Produktbeschreibung

John Calvin's two kingdoms political thought offers a fresh paradigm for constructive Christian engagement in pluralistic liberal societies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 580g
• ISBN-13: 9781316622346
• ISBN-10: 1316622347
• Artikelnr.: 52612072

Autorenporträt

Matthew J. Tuininga gained his Ph.D. in Religion, Ethics and Society from Emory University, Atlanta and is the Assistant Professor of Moral Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary, Michigan. He formerly taught politics and core studies at Oglethorpe University, Georgia, and he has also taught at Emory University and at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. He previously worked as a congressional aide in Washington DC and as a counterterrorism intelligence analyst for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Two swords, two powers, or two kingdoms: spiritual and political authority in Early Modern Europe
2. Calvin, Geneva, and the French Reformed Churches
3. The Kingdom of Christ
4. Two kingdoms
5. Christ's spiritual government
6. Christ's political government: early formulations
7. Covenant and law
8. The magistrate's care of religion
9. Law, democracy and resistance to tyranny
Conclusion. Calvin's two kingdoms and liberal democracy.