Thine is the kingdom / Paul Marshall 

Public ISBD Titre : Thine is the kingdom : a biblical perspective on the nature of government and politics today Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Paul Marshall, Auteur Editeur : Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Année de publication : 1986, c1984 Importance : 160 p. Format : 22 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8028-0174-6 Note générale : Includes bibliographical references. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Church and social problems. Bible and politics. Christianity and politics Index. décimale : BR 115.P7 Note de contenu : 1. Introduction -- The nature of politics -- The need for understanding -- Avoiding moralism -- Outline of book -- 2. Christian action in God's world -- Creation -- The cultural mandate -- The development of human culture -- The fall -- Redemption -- The promise to Abraham and Sarah -- Daniel and the promise of the nations -- Paul's letters -- The end times -- Conclusions -- Christian service as wide as creation -- Evangelism and social action -- Summary -- 3. Politics in God's world -- The beginning of judicial authority -- Cain -- Politics and sin -- The evolution of political institutions -- The role of government -- Political authority -- The specific task of government -- Jesus and political authority -- Justice -- Justice as what is 'due' -- Aspects of justice -- What is due to God's creatures? -- The limits on government -- Government and people -- Representation -- The rule of law -- The priority of justice -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 4. Understanding the modern world -- Christian direction -- The focus of Christian action -- The freedom of Christian action -- Understanding God's world -- The need for Christian social analysis -- Facts and Values -- Liberation theology -- Other approaches -- Idolatry and creation -- Life is religion -- Idols -- Idolatry and creation -- Understanding political parties and movements -- Dealing with moral questions -- The issues selected -- Justice and rights -- Pornography -- Abortion -- Political consequences -- Summary. 5. Economics and the welfare state -- Idolatry and economics -- Our economic problems -- Economics as salvation -- Economic impotence -- The welfare state -- The history of the welfare state -- The crisis of the welfare state -- Economics as stewardship -- The meaning of stewardship -- The lack of stewardship in economic life -- The welfare state in the light of stewardship -- The mirage of economic growth -- Government 'two-track' policies -- Towards stewardship -- Conclusions -- 6. International relations and nuclear arms -- Nationalism -- The state of the world -- States -- World relations -- Models for how countries do and should relate -- A Christian approach to international relations -- Idealism, realism and justice -- sovereignty -- The need for limits -- Christian view of war -- Peacemaking -- Lack of Christian integrity -- Nuclear war and deterrence -- A 'no' to waging nuclear war -- Deterrence -- A conditional acceptance of deterrence -- The present nuclear build-up -- Current arms proposals -- The escalation of warfare -- The problems of new weapons -- The limits of security -- Conclusions -- 7. Some guides for Christian action -- A communal task -- Individualism -- The church -- Varieties of 'church' -- Christian political groups -- Local church support -- Obedience not goals. Thine is the kingdom : a biblical perspective on the nature of government and politics today [texte imprimé] / Paul Marshall, Auteur . - Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1986, c1984 . - 160 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN : 978-0-8028-0174-6 Includes bibliographical references. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Church and social problems. Bible and politics. Christianity and politics Index. décimale : BR 115.P7 Note de contenu : 1. Introduction -- The nature of politics -- The need for understanding -- Avoiding moralism -- Outline of book -- 2. Christian action in God's world -- Creation -- The cultural mandate -- The development of human culture -- The fall -- Redemption -- The promise to Abraham and Sarah -- Daniel and the promise of the nations -- Paul's letters -- The end times -- Conclusions -- Christian service as wide as creation -- Evangelism and social action -- Summary -- 3. Politics in God's world -- The beginning of judicial authority -- Cain -- Politics and sin -- The evolution of political institutions -- The role of government -- Political authority -- The specific task of government -- Jesus and political authority -- Justice -- Justice as what is 'due' -- Aspects of justice -- What is due to God's creatures? -- The limits on government -- Government and people -- Representation -- The rule of law -- The priority of justice -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 4. Understanding the modern world -- Christian direction -- The focus of Christian action -- The freedom of Christian action -- Understanding God's world -- The need for Christian social analysis -- Facts and Values -- Liberation theology -- Other approaches -- Idolatry and creation -- Life is religion -- Idols -- Idolatry and creation -- Understanding political parties and movements -- Dealing with moral questions -- The issues selected -- Justice and rights -- Pornography -- Abortion -- Political consequences -- Summary. 5. Economics and the welfare state -- Idolatry and economics -- Our economic problems -- Economics as salvation -- Economic impotence -- The welfare state -- The history of the welfare state -- The crisis of the welfare state -- Economics as stewardship -- The meaning of stewardship -- The lack of stewardship in economic life -- The welfare state in the light of stewardship -- The mirage of economic growth -- Government 'two-track' policies -- Towards stewardship -- Conclusions -- 6. International relations and nuclear arms -- Nationalism -- The state of the world -- States -- World relations -- Models for how countries do and should relate -- A Christian approach to international relations -- Idealism, realism and justice -- sovereignty -- The need for limits -- Christian view of war -- Peacemaking -- Lack of Christian integrity -- Nuclear war and deterrence -- A 'no' to waging nuclear war -- Deterrence -- A conditional acceptance of deterrence -- The present nuclear build-up -- Current arms proposals -- The escalation of warfare -- The problems of new weapons -- The limits of security -- Conclusions -- 7. Some guides for Christian action -- A communal task -- Individualism -- The church -- Varieties of 'church' -- Christian political groups -- Local church support -- Obedience not goals.

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