I. A Dangerous and/or Useful Kingdom? ............ 5 II. Is There a Concept of the Kingdom of God? . . . . .. . 9 III. The Development of the Concept of a Kingdom of God in the Old Testament ................... 15 IV. Is an Apolitical Kingdom of God Possible? ....... 21 V. The Vicissitudes of Theocracy in Israel ........... 27 VI. New Testament Conceptualization of Messianic Fulfillment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 37 . . . . . . . . VII. Is an Alternative Messianic Scenario Conceivable? ................... . . . . . . .. . . 43 . VIII. Did Jesus make a Major Mistake? ............. 51 IX. The Dialectics of Christian Interpretation . . . . . .. . . 59 X. Hermeneutical Circle, or circulus vitiosus? ........ 67 XI. Political Milestones: Three Romes, Three Reichs, Three Kingdoms, and a Holy Roman . 73 E mplre ................................. . viii XII. Catholic Political Theology: The Two Cities and Two Swords, and Beyond. . . . . . . . . .. . . 83 . XIII. How Visible can a City of God be? ......... 101 XIV. Protestant Political Theology: Beyond the Two Kingdoms and the Two Regiments . . . . .. . . 109 XV. Does Hegelian Political Theology have a Future? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 119 . . . . . . . . . XVI. The Emergence of the Secular Kingdom of God ..................................... 125 XVII. Secularization-a Boon to Mankind? ......... 137 XVIII. Religious Experience, Chosenness, and Political Expression ....................... 145 XIX. Does Democracy need Redefinition? .......... 157 XX. The Dialectics of Democracy ................. 169 XXI. Democracy and the Kingdom of God . . . . . . .. . . 183 XXII. Are Church and State Mutually Conducive ? .. 195 XXIII. World Federalism and Ecumenical Christianity 205 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 221 . . . . . . . . . . BIBLIOGRAPHY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 225 . . . . . . .
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Publisher
Springer
ISBN-13
9789401047159
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178256122
Product Key Features
Book Title
Democracy and the Kingdom of God
Author
H.P. Kainz
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy, Religious History, History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
252 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
17
Item Weight
406g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
H.P. Kainz
Series Title
Studies in Philosophy and Religion
Country/Region of Manufacture
Netherlands
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