| Church, State and Public Justice: Five Views Contributor(s): Kemeny, P. C. (Editor), Cochran, Clarke E. (Contribution by), Davis, Derek H. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 083082796X ISBN-13: 9780830827961 Publisher: IVP Academic OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2007 Annotation: Edited by P. C. Kemeny, these five essays represent five major views of the relationship of the church and Christian teaching with respect to matters of public justice administered by our government. Each essay includes a response from the other four viewpoints. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Religion | Christianity - General - Political Science |
| Dewey: 261.709 |
| LCCN: 2007011613 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 254 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic |
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| Publisher Description: Abortion. Physician-assisted suicide. Same-sex marriages. Embryonic stem-cell research. Poverty. Crime. What is a faithful Christian response? The God of the Bible is unquestionably a God of justice. Yet Christians have had their differences as to how human government and the church should bring about a just social order. Although Christians share many deep and significant theological convictions, differences that threaten to divide them have often surrounded the matter of how the church collectively and Christians individually ought to engage the public square. What is the mission of the church? What is the purpose of human government? How ought they to be related to each other? How should social injustice be redressed? The five noted contributors to this volume answer these questions from within their distinctive Christian theological traditions, as well as responding to the other four positions. Through the presentations and ensuing dialogue we come to see more clearly what the differences are, where their positions overlap and why they diverge. The contributors and the positions taken include
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Contributor Bio(s): Sider, Ronald J.: - Sider has published over 22 books and has written over 100 articles in both religious and secular magazines. He is the author of Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger and Just Generosity. He received a BA in European history from the University of Waterloo in Ontario and a Master of Divinity and PhD in history from Yale University.Cochran, Clarke E.: - Clarke E. Cochran is a professor of political science at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. At Texas Tech, he teaches courses in political philosophy, religion and politics, and public policy. Cochran is very active in his community and serves on the Board of Directors of Covenant Health System, Lubbock, Texas. He has received numerous honors, including the Best Teacher Award from Pi Sigma Alpha, the AMOCO Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award, and others.Davis, Derek H.: - Davis is director of the J. M. Dawson Insitute of Church-State Studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.Smidt, Corwin E.: - Smidt is professor of political science and director of the Paul B. Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Kemeny, P. C.: - P. C. Kemeny (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary; Th.M., Duke University; M.Div., Westminster Seminary) is professor of religion and humanities at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Princeton in the Nation's Service: Religious Ideals and Educational Practice, 1868-1928 (Oxford University Press). |