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Religion and the political order : politics in classical and contemporary Christianity, Islam, and Judaism / edited by Jacob Neusner.

Contributor(s): Neusner, Jacob, 1932-2016
Material type: TextTextSeries: South Florida-Rochester-Saint Louis studies on religion and the social order: v. 15.Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press, [1996]Copyright date: ©1996Description: xv, 313 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0788503103 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Religion and politics | Religion and politics -- Biblical teaching | Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Judaism and politics | Christianity and politics | Islam and politicsDDC classification: 291.1/77 LOC classification: BL65.P7 | R4336 1996Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Religion and politics after "The Secular City" / Harvey Cox -- The risks of religious resurgence / Laurie Patton -- Religion and modernization: secularization or sacralization / Danny Jorgensen -- Religion, politics, and the social order: the creation of the history of ancient Israel / Sara Mandell -- Reading archaeological and lilterary evidence: a response to Sara Mandell / James F. Strange -- Why and how religion speaks through politics: the case of classical Judaism / Jacob Neusner -- The politics of the Mishnah in its contemporary setting / Alan J. Avery-Peck -- Mysticism and politics in the state of Israel / Ithamar Gruenwald -- Religious resources for political cultlure: the case of Judaism / William S. Green and Gary G. Porton -- Inclusion and noninclusion: the practice of the kingdom in formative Christianity / Bruce D. Chilton -- The development of Christian political theory / John Morreall -- Catholicism and politics / Andrew Greeley -- A reflection on the Catholic political and social ethic / Allyson M. Schneider -- Greeley's insights / William Shea - The state and the sacred in classical Islamic thought / Tamara Sonn -- True and false perceptions of the Islamic state / Nahl/ A. Al-Arian -- Islam and the state in modern Islamic political thought / John Esposito -- Religion and politics: finding normative factors in current discussions / Walter Capps -- Religious pluralism, toleration, and liberal democracy: past, present, and future / Stephen Turner -- Judaism, Christianity, Islam: religion, ethics, and politics in the (post)modern world.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Religion and politics after "The Secular City" / Harvey Cox -- The risks of religious resurgence / Laurie Patton -- Religion and modernization: secularization or sacralization / Danny Jorgensen -- Religion, politics, and the social order: the creation of the history of ancient Israel / Sara Mandell -- Reading archaeological and lilterary evidence: a response to Sara Mandell / James F. Strange -- Why and how religion speaks through politics: the case of classical Judaism / Jacob Neusner -- The politics of the Mishnah in its contemporary setting / Alan J. Avery-Peck -- Mysticism and politics in the state of Israel / Ithamar Gruenwald -- Religious resources for political cultlure: the case of Judaism / William S. Green and Gary G. Porton -- Inclusion and noninclusion: the practice of the kingdom in formative Christianity / Bruce D. Chilton -- The development of Christian political theory / John Morreall -- Catholicism and politics / Andrew Greeley -- A reflection on the Catholic political and social ethic / Allyson M. Schneider -- Greeley's insights / William Shea - The state and the sacred in classical Islamic thought / Tamara Sonn -- True and false perceptions of the Islamic state / Nahl/ A. Al-Arian -- Islam and the state in modern Islamic political thought / John Esposito -- Religion and politics: finding normative factors in current discussions / Walter Capps -- Religious pluralism, toleration, and liberal democracy: past, present, and future / Stephen Turner -- Judaism, Christianity, Islam: religion, ethics, and politics in the (post)modern world.

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