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A Theology of Political Vocation - Christian Life and Public Office (Hardcover)
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A Theology of Political Vocation - Christian Life and Public Office (Hardcover)
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Power, money, endless competition. A zero-sum game. Politics as
usual. Only the hearty or craven need apply. The political actors
have lost sight of the politics of a common good. A Theology of
Political Vocation takes up the question of public life precisely
where most discussions end. Proving that moral ambiguity does not
exclude moral possibility, author John Senior crafts a theology of
political vocation not satisfied simply by theologies of sin and
grace and philosophical theories of power. For Senior, political
theology moves beyond merely staking a claim within a public
conversation, a move that prizes discursive skills and aims at
consensus concerning shared norms and values. Political theology
must offer an account of a political vocation. Senior connects
political deliberation to moral judgment, explores use and
consequence of power, analyzes political conflict and competition,
and limns the ethics of negotiation and compromise. In light of
this richer understanding of political vocation, Senior develops
theological resources appropriate to a variety of
ecologiesaordinary citizens, political activists, and elected
officials. A Theology of Political Vocation shows how Christian
politicians can work faithfully within the moral ambiguity of
political life to orient their workaand indeed, their very
selvesatoward the common good.
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