{"product_id":"the-ways-of-judgement-paperback","title":"The Ways of Judgement - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver O'Donovan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this probing book Oliver O'Donovan extends the exploration into the correspondence between theology and politics that he began in \u003ci\u003eThe Desire of the Nations\u003c\/i\u003e. While that earlier work took as its starting point the biblical proclamation of God's authority, \u003ci\u003eThe Ways of Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e approaches political theology from the political side. Responsive to developments such as the uncertain role of the United Nations after the Cold War and the expansion of the European Union, O'Donovan also draws on the extensive tradition of Christian political thought and a range of contemporary theologians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rather than supposing, as does some political theology, that the right political orientations are well understood and that theological beliefs should be renegotiated to fit them, O'Donovan considers contemporary social and political realities to be impenetrably obscure and elusive. Finding the gospel proclamation luminous by contrast, O'Donovan sheds light from the Christian faith upon the intricate challenge of seeking the good in late-modern Western society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pursuing his analysis in three movements, O'Donovan first considers the paradigmatic political act, the act of judgment, and then takes up the question of forming political institutions through representation. Finally, he tackles the opposition between political institutions and the church, provocatively investigating how Christians can be the community instructed by Jesus to \"judge not.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this probing book Oliver O'Donovan extends the exploration into the correspondence between theology and politics that he began in \"The Desire of the Nations.\" While that earlier work took as its starting point the biblical proclamation of God's authority, \"The Ways of Judgment\" approaches political theology from the political side. Responsive to developments such as the uncertain role of the United Nations after the Cold War and the expansion of the European Union, O'Donovan also draws on the extensive tradition of Christian political thought and a range of contemporary theologians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than supposing, as does some political theology, that the right political orientations are well understood and that theological beliefs should be renegotiated to fit them, O'Donovan considers contemporary social and political realities to be impenetrably obscure and elusive. Finding the gospel proclamation luminous by contrast, O'Donovan sheds light from the Christian faith upon the intricate challenge of seeking the good in late-modern Western society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePursuing his analysis in three movements, O'Donovan first considers the paradigmatic political act, the act of judgment, and then takes up the question of forming political institutions through representation. Finally, he tackles the opposition between political institutions and the church, provocatively investigating how Christians can be the community instructed by Jesus to \"judge not.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.91 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289156218982,"sku":"9780802863461","price":47.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/T3VlTmowckNBQXo0NGx3YmR4QmpVQT09.webp?v=1766739096","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-ways-of-judgement-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}