The contested public square
Subtitle: the crisis of Christianity and politics
By: Greg Forster.
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780830828807
Subjects: Christianity and politics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Welcome back to Babylon: how persecution permanently shaped Christian political ideas; title: The wisdom of the gods: theology encounters philosophy; title: Cities of God and man: Augustine formalizes the idea of dual citizenship; title: Natural law: the medieval church develops the most important political idea in history; title: Regio versus religio: the Reformation and the nation-state; title: On the road to Jerusalem: the emergence of religious freedom; title: An appeal to heaven: revolution and liberal democracy; title: The fiery trial: Christian responses to totalitarianism.