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God's Rule: The Politics of World Religions

William Scott Green

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Anthology on how world religions understand politics. Designed for students and lay persons, each chapter includes highly accessible discussions of the following points: 1. what the tradition's classical and scriptural sources say about politics; 2. the tradition's theory of politics; 3. the medium the tradition uses to express politics; 4. the tradition's message of politics; 5. and how the tradition views nonbelievers. Contributors include Jacob Neusner on Judaism; Bruce Chilton on primitive and early Christianity; Charles Curran on Catholic Christianity; Petros Vassiliades on Orthodox Christianity; Martin Marty on Reformation Christianity; John Esposito on Islam; Brian Smith on Hinduism; Mark Csikszentmihalyi on Confucianism; and Todd Lewis on Buddhism. William Scott Green provides a lucid introduction, and each chapter includes suggestions for further reading. The book also includes a glossary.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 2003

ISBN 13: 9780878409105

God's Rule: The Politics of World Religions

William Scott Green

0/5 ( ratings)

Anthology on how world religions understand politics. Designed for students and lay persons, each chapter includes highly accessible discussions of the following points: 1. what the tradition's classical and scriptural sources say about politics; 2. the tradition's theory of politics; 3. the medium the tradition uses to express politics; 4. the tradition's message of politics; 5. and how the tradition views nonbelievers. Contributors include Jacob Neusner on Judaism; Bruce Chilton on primitive and early Christianity; Charles Curran on Catholic Christianity; Petros Vassiliades on Orthodox Christianity; Martin Marty on Reformation Christianity; John Esposito on Islam; Brian Smith on Hinduism; Mark Csikszentmihalyi on Confucianism; and Todd Lewis on Buddhism. William Scott Green provides a lucid introduction, and each chapter includes suggestions for further reading. The book also includes a glossary.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 2003

ISBN 13: 9780878409105

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