God's Rule: The Politics of World Religions

God's Rule: The Politics of World Religions......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
William Scott Green: Introduction: Religion and Politics-a Volatile Mix......Page 8
Religion and Politics: Different but Inseparable......Page 9
Piety and Power: A Comparative Grid......Page 11
Concluding American Postscript......Page 15
Notes......Page 16
Classical Sources of Judaism on Politics......Page 18
Judaism's Theory of Politics......Page 21
The Medium of Expressing Politics in Judaism......Page 22
The Message of Judaism's Politics......Page 27
Judaism and Nonbelievers: Politics and People outside the Tradition......Page 36
Conclusion......Page 42
Suggested Readings......Page 43
2 Bruce D. Chilton: Primitive and Early Christianity......Page 44
Classical Sources of Primitive Christianity on Politics......Page 45
Early Christianity's Theory of Politics......Page 48
Transcendent Eschatology......Page 50
Juridical Eschatology......Page 51
The Medium of Expressing Politics in Primitive and Early Christianity......Page 52
Adapting to the Forms of This World......Page 56
A Hope of Justice......Page 59
Early Christianity and Nonbelievers: Politics and People outside the Tradition......Page 63
Conclusion......Page 64
Notes......Page 65
Suggested Readings......Page 66
3 Charles E. Curran: Roman Catholic Christianity......Page 68
Sources in General......Page 69
Texts......Page 70
Roman Catholicism's Theory of Politics......Page 72
The Medium of Expressing Politics in Roman Catholicism......Page 73
The State as Natural, Necessary, and Good......Page 76
The Role of Government......Page 77
Development in the Values of the Common Good......Page 79
Church and State......Page 81
Justice......Page 85
Roman Catholicism and Nonbelievers: Politics and People outside the Tradition......Page 88
Conclusion......Page 89
Suggested Readings......Page 90
4 Petros Vassiliadis: Orthodox Christianity......Page 92
Classical Sources of Orthodox Christianity on Politics......Page 94
Orthodox Christianity's Theory of Politics......Page 99
The Medium of Expressing Politics in Orthodox Christianity......Page 102
The Message of Orthodox Christianity's Politics......Page 103
Orthodox Christianity and Nonbelievers: Politics and People outside the Tradition......Page 107
Conclusion......Page 108
Notes......Page 109
Suggested Readings......Page 111
Clarifying Theses......Page 114
Defining Reformation Christianity as Religion: Protestantism Plus......Page 115
What Reformation-Tradition Christians Hold and Reject......Page 117
The Hebrew Scriptures......Page 119
The New Testament Gospels......Page 120
The New Testament Epistles......Page 122
Early Christian Thought, Especially Augustinian......Page 124
Reformation Christianity's Theory of Politics......Page 125
The Church of England and Anglicanism......Page 126
The Magisterial Reformation......Page 127
Martin Luther and Lutheranism......Page 128
John Calvin and the Calvinist-Reformed Tradition......Page 130
The Radical Reformation......Page 132
The Medium of Expressing Politics in Reformation Christianity......Page 133
The Message of Reformation Christianity's Politics......Page 134
Conclusion......Page 136
Suggested Readings......Page 137
Classical Sources of Islam on Politics......Page 138
Muhammad and the State......Page 140
Jihad......Page 142
The Islamic State......Page 145
The Medium of Expressing Politics in Islam......Page 146
The Sunni Caliphate......Page 149
The Shii Imamate......Page 151
Islamic Law......Page 154
Theology......Page 155
Sufism......Page 157
Islam and Nonbelievers: Politics and People outside the Tradition......Page 159
Notes......Page 163
Suggested Readings......Page 164
7 John L. Esposito with Natana J. De Long-Bas: Modern Islam......Page 166
Eighteenth-Century Islamic Revival and Reform......Page 167
Nineteenth-Century Islamic Modernism......Page 171
Twentieth-Century Islamic Political Activism......Page 174
The Message of Islam's Politics......Page 180
Islamic Law......Page 183
Islam and Nonbelievers: Politics and People outside the Tradition......Page 185
Conclusion......Page 189
Suggested Readings......Page 190
8 Brian K. Smith: Hinduism......Page 192
Classical Sources of Hinduism on Politics......Page 194
Hinduism's Theory of Politics......Page 196
The Medium of Expressing Politics in Hinduism......Page 207
The Message of Hinduism's Politics......Page 211
Hinduism and Nonbelievers: Politics and People outside the Tradition......Page 212
Conclusion......Page 214
Notes......Page 216
Suggested Readings......Page 217
9 Mark Csikszentmihalyi: Confucianism......Page 220
Classical Sources of Confucianism on Politics......Page 221
Confucianism's Theory of Politics......Page 225
The Medium of Expressing Politics in Confucianism......Page 230
The Message of Confucianism's Politics......Page 233
Confucianism and Nonbelievers: Politics and People outside the Tradition......Page 235
Notes......Page 238
Suggested Readings......Page 239
10 Todd Lewis: Buddhism: The Politics of Compassionate Rule......Page 240
The Classical Sources of Buddhism on Politics......Page 241
Buddhism's Theory of Politics......Page 242
The Medium of Expressing Politics in Buddhism......Page 246
The Message of Buddhism's Politics......Page 249
Support of Buddhism and Spiritual Teachers......Page 252
The Measure of Wielding Power: Seeking and Promoting Justice......Page 253
The Politics of Collective Karma: Buddhist Polity as Commonwealth......Page 254
Buddhism and Nonbelievers: Politics and People outside the Tradition......Page 256
Conclusion......Page 257
Notes......Page 258
References......Page 261
Jacob Neusner: Conclusion: Retrospective on Religion and Politics......Page 264
Notes......Page 267
Glossary......Page 268
Contributors......Page 274
Index......Page 276