Civil Religion and Political Theology (Boston University Studies in Philosophy and Religion, Vol 8)

This Volume Examines The Different Meanings Of Civil Religion And Their Relation To Political Theology. Essays Focus On A Common Ground Of Values In A Democratic Society; An Assessment Of The Influence Of Christian Influence On Public Life; And Practical Applications Of Political Theology. -- ‡c From Amazon.com. Philosophical Foundations Of Political Theology: Kant, Peukert, And The Frankfurt School / Thomas A. Mccarthy -- Christian Theology And Political Religion / Jürgen Moltmann -- Science And The Civic Spirit Of Liberal Democracy / Yaron Ezrahi -- Public Philosophy And Public Theology In America Today / Robert N. Bellah -- From Civil Religion To Public Philosophy / Richard John Neuhaus -- Common Religion In American Society / John F. Wilson -- To Be At Home: Civil Religion As Common Bond / Leroy S. Rouner -- Political Theology: A New Paradigm Of Theology? / Johann Baptist Metz -- Civil Religion And Political Theology: Politics And Religion Without Domination? / Matthew L. Lamb -- Patriarchy As Political Theology: The Establishment Of North African Christianity / Margaret R. Miles -- Black Theology As Public Theology In America / James H. Cone -- Christianity, Political Theology, And The Economic Future / John B. Cobb, Jr. Edited By Leroy S. Rouner. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes. Contents Preface Acknowledgments Contributors Introduction Part I. Philosophy, Theology, and Science: Foundations of a Common Ground 1 Philosophical Foundations of Political Theology: Kant, Peukert, and the Frankfurt School NOTES 2 Christian Theology and Political Religion NOTES 3 Science and the Civic Spirit of Liberal Democracy NOTES Part II. Civil Religion and Political Theology in America 4 Public Philosophy and Public Theology in America Today NOTES 5 From Civil Religion to Public Philosophy NOTES 6 Common Religion in American Society NOTES 7 To Be at Home: Civil Religion as Common Bond Part III. The Practice of Political Theology 8 Political Theology: A New Paradigm of Theology? NOTES 9 Civil Religion and Political Theology: Politics and Religion without Domination? NOTES 10 Patriarchy as Political Theology: The Establishment of North African Christianity NOTES 11 Black Theology as Public Theology in America NOTES 12 Christianity, Political Theology, and the Economic Future Author Index Subject Index