Christianity and contemporary politics
Subtitle: the conditions and possibilities of faithful witness
By: Luke Bretherton.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405199681; 9781405199698
Subjects: Christians -- Political activity; Christianity and politics; Church and state; Citizenship -- Religious aspects; Church work
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Faith-based organizations and the emerging shape of church-state relations; title: Local: Augustine, Alinsky, and the politics of the common good; title: National: Christian cosmopolitanism, refugees and the politics of proximity; title: Global: consumerism, fair trade, and the politics of ordinary time; title: Conclusion: towards a politics of hospitality and a theology of politics.