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Political visions & illusions : a survey and Christian critique of contemporary ideologies /

"What you believe about politics matters. The decades since the Cold War, with new alignments of post–9/11 global politics and the chaos of the late 2010s, are swirling with alternative visions of political life, ranging from ethnic nationalism to individualistic liberalism. Politica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koyzis, David Theodore, 1955- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Mouw, Richard J. (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, [2019]
Edición:Second edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by Richard J. Mouw
  • Preface to the second edition
  • 1. Introduction: Ideology, religion, and idolatry
  • 2. Liberalism: THe sovereignty of the individual
  • 3. Conservatism: History as source of norms
  • 4. Nationalism: THe jealous God of nation
  • 5. Democracy or democratism? When the people claim too much
  • 6. Socialism: Common ownership as redemptive
  • 7. Transcending the ideologies: Affirming societal pluriformity
  • 8. Toward a nonideological alternative: Two historic Christian approaches
  • 9. The state and its task: Doing justice in God's world
  • Epilogue: Towards the future
  • Concluding ecclesiological postscript
  • Discussion questions
  • Selected bibliography
  • Index.