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"Nature and Norm: Judaism, Christianity and the Theopolitical Problem is a book about the encounter between Jewish and Christian thought and the fact-value divide that invites the unsettling recognition of the dramatic acosmism that shadows and undermines a considerable number of modern and contemporary Jewish and Christian thought systems. By exposing the forced option presented to Jewish and Christian thinkers by the continued appropriation of the fact-value divide, Nature and Norm motivates Jewish and Christian thinkers to perform an immanent critique of the failure of their thought systems to advance rational theopolitical claims and exercise the authority and freedom to assert their claims as reasonable hypotheses that hold the potential for enacting effective change in our current historical moment"--

The phrase "Christian politics" evokes two meanings: political relations between denominations in one direction, and the contributions of Christian churches to debates about the governing of society. The contributors to this volume address Christian politics in both senses and argue that Christianity is always and inevitably political in the Pacific Islands. Drawing on ethnographic and historical research in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji, the authors argue that Christianity and politics have redefined each other in much of Oceania in ways that make the two categories i

Alexis de Tocqueville's view (Democracy in America, Volumes 1 & 2, Mayer, J. P. [Ed], Lawrence, George [Tr], New York: Doubleday, 1969 [1835 & 1840]) of the Puritans as the founders of the US, due to their influence on American character, is compared with the views of contemporary scholars, focusing on his understanding of US Puritanism & its Biblical origins & main components. The discussion leads to a vexing question: how Tocqueville can assert that the Puritans founded a country which, as he describes it, was more secular than religious in the 1830s. It is shown that he defends his assertion by linking the demise of the religious elements of US Puritanism to certain secular tendencies fostered by Christianity. 37 References. Adapted from the source document.

Presenting case studies from sixteen countries on five continents, The Catholic Church and the Nation-State paints a rich portrait of a complex and paradoxical institution whose political role has varied historically and geographically. In this integrated and synthetic collection of essays, outstanding scholars from the United States and abroad examine religious, diplomatic, and political actionsùboth admirable and regrettableùthat shape our world. Kenneth R. Himes sets the context of the book by brilliantly describing the political influence of the church in the post-Vatican II era. There are

Asian culture and religions -- History of Christianity in Asia -- Asian theological methodologies -- Asian theology of inculturation -- Asian theology of interreligious dialogue -- Asian theology of integral liberation -- Asian biblical hermeneutics -- Christianity engages the Asian religions -- Asian women's theology -- Pentecostalism in Asia.

"The relation of Christianity and liberal democracy is generally assumed to be harmonious in the United States, especially when compared to many European nations where the relation seems hostile or indifferent. Indeed, most Americans think that an essential harmony between religion and democracy is a long-standing tradition that can be traced back to the American founding fathers in the eighteenth century. European observers, such as Alexis de Tocqueville, also noticed that Christianity and liberal democracy were mutually supportive in America, in contrast to France, where the two had settled into a relation of mutual hostility."(.)

The logic of the market : an investigation of first principles -- Prophets and profits : economics and theology in conflict? -- The facts about values -- What makes theology "political"? : come let us reason together -- The theology of economics : Adam Smith as "church" father -- The corporation and everyday economic life : a traditioned theological inquiry -- Corporations and the ends we serve -- Usury : avarice as a capital vice -- A Catholic Church and global market : the tale of two corporations -- Offering our gifts : the politics of remembrance