Politics After Christendom: Political Theology in a Fractured World

By David VanDrunen

Book Overview

A Comprehensive Political Theology for a Pluralistic World, This significant contribution to political theology offers a unique blend of biblical, theological, and political reflection on perennial questions about the basis and authority of civil society and the relationship of God's people to the nations and governments of this world. Many Christians today contend that they should seek to redeem or transform their political communities in anticipation of Christ's coming kingdom. Politics after Christendom promotes a different view. Because God has instituted and rules over political communities, Christians should be active in them, promoting their welfare, yet they do not attain the kingdom within such communities. To use the language of Scripture, Christians are sojourners and exiles in their political communities. In Politics after Christendom, David VanDrunen provides a helpful framework for thinking about perennial issues of political and legal theory. It explores themes such as race, religious liberty, justice, authority, and civil resistance while inteacting with political theorists such as Rawls, Hayek, and Dworkin, as well as cotemporary political theologians and cultural commentators such as Hauerwas, O'Donovan, MacIntyre, and Hunter. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310108845
• ISBN13: 9780310108849
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"