Whose Will Be Done? - Essays on Sovereignty and Religion (Hardcover)

What is the proper relationship of religion to power? In this collection of essays, a group of interdisciplinary scholars address that question, building on the scholarship of the late Dr. Jean Bethke Elshtain. The first section of this book provides the reader with three previously unpublished essays by Elshtain on the subject of political sovereignty, followed by an interview with the noted ethicist and political theorist. Dr. Elshtain questions the nature of sovereignty in a world where some have elevated the state and the self above the authority of God himself. In the second section of the book, "Sovereignty through the Ages", four scholars explore some of the key questions raised by Dr. Elshtain's work on Just War, resistance to tyranny, political liberalism, and modernity, questioning the ways in which sovereignty may be conceived to reinforce the limitations of human societies and yet seek the greater good. In the third section of the book, entitled "Sovereignty in Context", three essays extend her analysis of sovereignty to different contexts - Latin America, the Islamic world, and the international system as a whole, all the while demonstrating the importance of how religious interpretation contributes to our understanding of political power.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2015
Editors:	John Dyck • Paul Rowe • Jens Zimmermann
Contributors:	John Dyck
Foreword by:	Eric Elshtain
Contributors:	Jean Bethke Elshtain • M.Christian Green • Robert Joustra • Marc Livecche • Andres Perez-Baltodano
Dimensions:	234 x 160 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-9963-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Religion & Spirituality > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-9963-3
Barcode:	9780739199633

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