God And Government In An Age Of Reason

Description:
This companion volume to 'Deity and Domination' broadens its examination of the relationship between religion and politics, and argues that the way a community pictures God will inevitably reflect (and also affect) its general understanding of authority, whether it be in state, in family or in other social institutions. Much language about God, for example, has a primarily political reference: in psalms, hymns and sermons God is called king, judge, lord, ruler and to him are ascribed might, majesty, dominion, power and sovereignty. But if political rhetoric is frequently incorporated into religious discourse, the reverse is also true: many key concepts of modern political theory are secularized theological concepts.

Table of Contents:
Preface 1.Introduction 2.God and the Market 3.Unitarian Radicals and Orthodox Anglicans 4.Constitutional Government and Revolutionary Politics 5.Divine Constitutionalism and Political Order 6.Deists, Dissenters and Free Thinkers 7.Leibniz and the Newtonians 8.Conclusion 9.Theological Postscript Notes Bibliography Index