Redeeming politics

Description:

Peter Iver Kaufman explores how various Christian leaders throughout history have used forms of "political theology" to merge the romance of conquest and empire with hopes for political and religious redemption. His discussion covers such figures as Constantine, Augustine, Charlemagne, Pope Gregory VII, Dante, Zwingli, Calvin, and Cromwell.

subjects: Church and state,  History of doctrines,  Christianity and politics,  History,  Dogma,  Staat,  Kirche,  Christendom,  Cristianismo y política,  Politiek,  Kirchenpolitik,  Iglesia y Estado,  Politischer Wandel,  Kerk en staat,  11.62 Christian ethics,  Aufsatzsammlung