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Frank M. Covey, Jr. , Loyola Lectures in Political Analysis Ser.: Christian Faith and Modern Democracy : God and Politics in the Fallen World by Robert P. Kraynak (2001, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherUniversity of Notre Dame Press
ISBN-100268022666
ISBN-139780268022662
eBay Product ID (ePID)1915512
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Number of Pages352 Pages
Publication NameChristian Faith and Modern Democracy : God and Politics in the Fallen World
LanguageEnglish
SubjectTheology, Ethics, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Religion, Politics & State
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Political Science
AuthorRobert P. Kraynak
SeriesFrank M. Covey, Jr. , Loyola Lectures in Political Analysis Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight17.8 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2001-001292
Reviews"For those anxious to understand more about the thorny topic of religion and government in the new century, this book will furnish provocative material about an endlessly important issue." --America, ". . . unified and tightly organized. A stimulating book rethinking liberal democracy and Christian political theology." --American Political Science Review, "Kraynak brings a much-needed sense of prudence and political sobriety to Christian political discourse. ...Kraynak has written an impressive book. Christian Faith and Modern Democracy raises a series of tough questions about the relationship of Christianity and liberal democracy that no one who thinks seriously about these matters can afford to ignore. Kraynak's book promises to play an essential role in this debate for the foreseeable future."--Modern Age, Vol. 46 No. 1 & 2, Winter Spring 2004, "In Christian Faith and Modern Democracy, Robert Kraynak offers a bold and at times controversial analysis of the relationship between the church and the modern democratic state. For many... the restatement of Augustine's doctrine of the two cities... will at least encourage debate--and thought." --Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, August 2003, Vol. XV No. 1/2, "This is a masterful work and, at the very least, a necessary corrective to a contemporary Christian tendency to blindly endorse anything that can be labeled democratic. This book should be required reading for students (let alone teachers) of politics and is heartily recommended for the educated reading public." --Markets & Morality, "For those anxious to understand more about the thorny topic of religion and government in the new century, this book will furnish provocative material about an endlessly important issue." --America , "It is the great virtue of Robert P. Kraynak's Christian Faith and Modern Democracy to question the assumptions of both sides in the culture war. Kraynak strongly supports those who advocate a greater role for the church in American public life. He powerfully defends the view that liberalism is incapable of vindicating the human dignity on which liberal rights are based." --First Things, "This is a masterful work and, at the very least, a necessary corrective to a contemporary Christian tendency to blindly endorse anything that can be labeled democratic. This book should be required reading for students (let alone teachers) of politics and is heartily recommended for the educated reading public." --Markets & Morality, Vol. 6 No. 1, "[R]eadable and learned, often trenchant...." --ARC: The Journal of the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University, 2003, "Kraynak, a professor of political science at Colgate University, has written a clear, concise summary of this very complicated issue. It will enlighten students and challenge the presuppositions of scholars, as well as making suggestions about a possible solution. Together with the writing of Ernest Fortin, Kraynak's writings are among the soundest guides to the pitfalls that Christianity and especially Catholicism face in attempting to accommodate modern natural rights theory within their teachings." --History: Reviews of New Books, "Kraynak deserves mention along with Jacques Maritain and Reinhold Niebuhr as a thoughtful commentator on the most profound of issues. His work will shake any reader, secular or faithful, to rethink the relationship between one's citizenship and one's faith." --Religion & Liberty, "Kraynak skillfully dismantled the illusory neutrality of liberalism. The book serves as a welcome reminder that a robust social pluralism is incompatible with the totalizing and homogenizing force of the modern welfare state." --The Intercolliagate Review, Fall 2002, "It is the great virtue of Robert P. Kraynak's Christian Faith and Modern Democracy to question the assumptions of both sides in the culture war. Kraynak strongly supports those who advocate a greater role for the church in American public life. He powerfully defends the view that liberalism is incapable of vindicating the human dignity on which liberal rights are based." --First Things , "... careful and broad-ranging scholarship, and, more significantly, ... clear and provocative argument about the relationship between Christianity and politics." --Christian Scholar's Review, Spring 2004, Vol. 33 No. 3, "Kraynak brings a much-needed sense of prudence and political sobriety to Christian political discourse. ... an impressive book. Christian Faith and Modern Democracy raises a series of tough questions about the relationship of Christianity and liberal democracy that no one who thinks seriously about these matters can afford to ignore. Kraynak's book promises to play an essential role in this debate for the foreseeable future." --Modern Age, "In his important and controversial new book, Kraynak argues that democracy is the result of several historical and political developments that were not in themselves the inevitable result of either Providence or the secular course of history." --Commonweal, "[R]eadable and learned, often trenchant...." --ARC: The Journal of the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University, 2003 , "In Christian Faith and Modern Democracy, Robert Kraynak offers a bold and at times controversial analysis of the relationship between the church and the modern democratic state. For many... the restatement of Augustine's doctrine of the two cities... will at least encourage debate--and thought." --Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, August 2003, Vol. XV No. 1/2 , "[T]his learned and provocative book is an excellent introduction to the problem of Christianity and democracy in our time, and to the enduring tension between religious faith and 'the logic of rights' in modern liberal societies." --The Public Interest, "This is a masterful work and, at the very least, a necessary corrective to a contemporary Christian tendency to blindly endorse anything that can be labeled democratic. This book should be required reading for students (let alone teachers) of politics and is heartily recommended for the educated reading public." --Markets & Morality, Vol. 6 No. 1 , ". . . unified and tightly organized. A stimulating book rethinking liberal democracy and Christian political theology." --American Political Science Review , It is the great virtue of Robert P. Kraynak's Christian Faith and Modern Democracy to question the assumptions of both sides in the culture war. Kraynak strongly supports those who advocate a greater role for the church in American public life. He powerfully defends the view that liberalism is incapable of vindicating the human dignity on which liberal rights are based., "... careful and broad-ranging scholarship, and, more significantly, ... clear and provocative argument about the relationship between Christianity and politics." --Christian Scholar's Review, Spring 2004, Vol. 33 No. 3 , "In his important and controversial new book, Kraynak argues that democracy is the result of several historical and political developments that were not in themselves the inevitable result of either Providence or the secular course of history." --Commonweal , "Robert Kraynak has produced one of the most significant political books for American Catholics since John Courtney Murray's We Hold These Truths. Kraynak deserves mention along with Murray, Jacques Maritain, and Reinhold Niebuhr as a thoughtful commentator on the most profound of issues. His work will shake any reader, secular or faithful, to rethink the relationship between one's citizenship and one's faith." --Religion & Liberty, "Kraynak skillfully dismantled the illusory neutrality of liberalism. The book serves as a welcome reminder that a robust social pluralism is incompatible with the totalizing and homogenizing force of the modern welfare state." --The Intercolliagate Review, Fall 2002 , "This learned and provocative book is an excellent introduction to the problem of Christianity and democracy in our time, and to the enduring tension between religious faith and 'the logic of rights' in modern liberal societies." --The Public Interest
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal261.7
SynopsisDo Christianity and modern liberal democracy share a common moral vision, or are they opposed and even hostile to each other? In Christian Faith and Modern Democracy, Robert Kraynak challenges the commonly accepted view that Christianity is inherently compatible with modern democratic society. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Kraynak argues that there is no necessary connection between Christianity and any form of government and that, in many important respects, Christianity is weakened by its close alliance with contemporary versions of democracy and human rights. Christian Faith and Modern Democracy was written, in part, to convince secular intellectuals that modern democracy needs God. But it was also written in response to the new consensus about politics that has emerged among Christian believers. Almost all churches and theologians now think that the form of government most compatible with Christianity is democracy and that the historic opposition of the Christian tradition to democracy and to various forms of liberalism was a mistake. What caused Christians to change their view of political authority and to embrace liberal democracy? Were they wise to change their view? This provocative book attempts to answer these questions by reexamining the relationship between democracy and Christianity through the lens of St. Augustine's distinction between the city of God and the earthly city, applied to the conditions of the modern age. Kraynak argues that St. Augustine's teaching provides the basis for a Christian theory of constitutional government and permits a variety of legitimate forms of government, including constitutional democracy. Yet, unlike contemporary Christian doctrines, it does so without embracing the subversive premises of liberalism that have threatened to turn the Christian faith into little more than a mirror image of the modern world. Sure to spark controversy among secular intellectuals and Christian believers alike, this insightful volume is an outstanding work of political philosophy with a firm foundation in theology., Do Christianity and modern liberal democracy share a common moral vision, or are they opposed and even hostile to each other? In Christian Faith and Modern Democracy , Robert Kraynak challenges the commonly accepted view that Christianity is inherently compatible with modern democratic society. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Kraynak argues that there is no necessary connection between Christianity and any form of government and that, in many important respects, Christianity is weakened by its close alliance with contemporary versions of democracy and human rights. Christian Faith and Modern Democracy was written, in part, to convince secular intellectuals that modern democracy needs God. But it was also written in response to the new consensus about politics that has emerged among Christian believers. Almost all churches and theologians now think that the form of government most compatible with Christianity is democracy and that the historic opposition of the Christian tradition to democracy and to various forms of liberalism was a mistake. What caused Christians to change their view of political authority and to embrace liberal democracy? Were they wise to change their view? This provocative book attempts to answer these questions by reexamining the relationship between democracy and Christianity through the lens of St. Augustine's distinction between the city of God and the earthly city, applied to the conditions of the modern age. Kraynak argues that St. Augustine's teaching provides the basis for a Christian theory of constitutional government and permits a variety of legitimate forms of government, including constitutional democracy. Yet, unlike contemporary Christian doctrines, it does so without embracing the subversive premises of liberalism that have threatened to turn the Christian faith into little more than a mirror image of the modern world. Sure to spark controversy among secular intellectuals and Christian believers alike, this insightful volume is an outstanding work of political philosophy with a firm foundation in theology., Christian Faith and Modern Democracy was written, in part, to convince secular intellectuals that modern democracy needs God. But it was also written in response to the new consensus about politics that has emerged among Christian believers. Almost all churches and theologians now think that the form of government most compatible with Christianity is democracy and that the historic opposition of the Christian tradition to democracy and to various forms of liberalism was a mistake. What caused Christians to change their view of political authority and to embrace liberal democracy? Were they wise to change their view?
LC Classification NumberBR115.P7K66 2001
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