Redeeming politics
By: Peter Iver Kaufman.
Series: Studies in church and state
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Subjects: Christianity and politics -- History of doctrines.; Church and state -- History.; Christianity and politics.; Church and state.
Description: Peter Iver Kaufman explores how various Christian leaders throughout history have used forms of "political theology" to merge the romance of conquest and empire with hopes for political and religious redemption. His discussion covers such figures as Constantine, Augustine, Charlemagne, Pope Gregory VII, Dante, Zwingli, Calvin, and Cromwell.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.