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Paperback. Condición: New. Learn to think deeply about the relationship between church and state in a way that goes beyond mere policy debates and current campaigns.Few topics can grab headlines and stir passions quite like politics, especially when the church is involved. Considering the attention that many Christian parachurch groups, churches, and individual believers give to politics--and of the varying and sometimes divergent political ideals and aims among them--Five Views on the Church and Politics provides a helpful breakdown of the possible Christian approaches to political involvement.General Editor Amy Black brings together five top-notch political theologians in the book, each representing one of the five key political traditions within Christianity:Anabaptist (Separationist: the most limited possible Christian involvement in politics) - represented by Thomas HeilkeLutheran (Paradoxical: strong separation of church and state) - represented by Robert BenneBlack Church (Prophetic: the church's mission is to be a voice for communal reform) - represented by Bruce FieldsReformed (Transformationist: emphasizes God's sovereignty over all things, including churches and governments) - represented by James K. A. SmithCatholic (Synthetic: encouragement of political participation as a means to further the common good of all people) - represented by J. Brian BenestadEach author addresses his tradition's theological distinctives, the role of government, the place of individual Christian participation in government and politics, and how churches should (or should not) address political questions. Responses by each contributor to opposing views will highlight key areas of difference and disagreement.Thorough and even-handed, Five Views on the Church and Politics will enable readers to consider the strengths and weaknesses of the most significant Christian views on political engagement and to draw their own, informed conclusions.

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Paperback. Condición: New. Learn to think deeply about the relationship between church and state in a way that goes beyond mere policy debates and current campaigns.Few topics can grab headlines and stir passions quite like politics, especially when the church is involved. Considering the attention that many Christian parachurch groups, churches, and individual believers give to politics--and of the varying and sometimes divergent political ideals and aims among them--Five Views on the Church and Politics provides a helpful breakdown of the possible Christian approaches to political involvement.General Editor Amy Black brings together five top-notch political theologians in the book, each representing one of the five key political traditions within Christianity:Anabaptist (Separationist: the most limited possible Christian involvement in politics) - represented by Thomas HeilkeLutheran (Paradoxical: strong separation of church and state) - represented by Robert BenneBlack Church (Prophetic: the church's mission is to be a voice for communal reform) - represented by Bruce FieldsReformed (Transformationist: emphasizes God's sovereignty over all things, including churches and governments) - represented by James K. A. SmithCatholic (Synthetic: encouragement of political participation as a means to further the common good of all people) - represented by J. Brian BenestadEach author addresses his tradition's theological distinctives, the role of government, the place of individual Christian participation in government and politics, and how churches should (or should not) address political questions. Responses by each contributor to opposing views will highlight key areas of difference and disagreement.Thorough and even-handed, Five Views on the Church and Politics will enable readers to consider the strengths and weaknesses of the most significant Christian views on political engagement and to draw their own, informed conclusions.

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Paperback. 487p. Ex-library copy of a softcover book in very good condition. Stamp on title page. Stickers on spine, front cover, and inside of front cover. Otherwise, the cover is lightly creased and rubbed, but the text is clean and the binding is tight. Includes the NCCB's statements on Political Responsisbility and Foreign and Domestic Policy, containing such sub-topics as human rights, abortion, race, war and peace, and labor.

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Paperback. 1st Edition. 487p. A softcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly rubbed and pen notations on title page; otherwise clean and tight.

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Softcover. Condición: Very good condition. xii, 500 pp. Catholic Moral Thought. Softcover. LCC: 2010035471.

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Paperback. Condición: New. Second Edition. Church, State, and Society explains the nuanced understanding of human dignity and the common good found in the Catholic intellectual tradition. It makes the case that liberal-arts education is an essential part of the common good because it helps people understand their dignity and all that justice requires.The book is divided into four parts. The first treats key themes of social life: the dignity of the human person, human rights, natural law, and the common good. Part two focuses on the three principal mediating institutions of civil society: the family, the Church, and the Catholic university. Part three considers the economy, work, poverty, immigration, and the environment, while part four focuses on the international community and just war principles. The conclusion discusses tension between Catholic Social Doctrine and liberal democracy.This second edition contains new chapters on religious liberty, cooperation with evil, issues around gender ideology, and contemporary questions of Catholics in political life, including regarding the reception of the sacraments. The book also includes new material on economic and social teaching of the Magisterium promulgated since the first edition, especially related to the teaching of Benedict XVI.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. How can the Catholic faith help not only Catholics, but all people, build a just and flourishing society?The Catholic Church contributes first and foremost to the common good by forming the consciences of the faithful. Faith helps reason achieve a proper understanding of the common good and thereby guides what individuals need to do to live justly and harmoniously. In this book, J. Brian Benestad provides a detailed and accessible introduction to Catholic social doctrine (CSD), the Church's teachings concerning the human person, the family, society, political life, charity, justice, and social justice.Church, State, and Society explains the nuanced understanding of human dignity and the common good found in the Catholic intellectual tradition. It makes the case that liberal-arts education is an essential part of the common good because it helps people understand their dignity and all that justice requires. The author shows the influence of ancient and modern political philosophy on CSD philosophy and examines St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, papal social encyclicals, Vatican Council II, and postconciliar magisterial teaching. Benestad highlights the teachings of popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI that the attainment of the common good depends on the practice of the virtues by citizens and leaders alike.The book is divided into four parts. The first treats key themes of social life: the dignity of the human person, human rights, natural law, and the common good. Part two focuses on the three principal mediating institutions of civil society: the family, the Church, and the Catholic university. Part three considers the economy, work, poverty, immigration, and the environment, while part four focuses on the international community and just war principles. The conclusion discusses tension between CSD and liberal democracy. Explains the nuanced understanding of human dignity and the common good found in the Catholic intellectual tradition. It makes the case that liberal-arts education is an essential part of the common good because it helps people understand their dignity and all that justice requires. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.