Political theology has traditionally explored the legitimization of
political authority on the basis of divine revelation and of
natural reason informed by religious authority, texts, and
traditions. New challenges emerging in the postwar era gave rise to
ongoing debate about the place of religion in public life, in the
United States and in other established democracies, and this debate
has dramatically reshaped the way scholars, policymakers, and
religious leaders think about political theology. Political
Theology for a Plural Age provides historic and contemporary
understandings of political engagement in Christianity, Judaism,
and Islam, engaging political theologies not merely as a set of
theoretical concepts but as religious beliefs and principles that
motivate specific political action. The essays in this volume,
written by leading thinkers and practitioners within each tradition
and their secular counterparts, examine a number of core issues at
the intersection of religion and politics. They contest the
definition of political theology, establish a common discourse
across the three Abrahamic traditions, and closely examine how
globalization, secularization, and pluralism affect the
construction and plausibility of political theologies. Finally, the
essays offer insight into how political theologies might adapt to
the shared global challenges of the twenty-first century.
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