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Christianity. The relationship between Christianity and politics is a historically complex subject and a frequent source of disagreement throughout the history of Christianity, as well as in modern politics between the Christian right and Christian left. There have been a wide variety of ways in which thinkers have conceived of the relationship ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; The Biblical Politics of John Locke ... The Biblical Politics of John Locke is a 2004 book by Kim Ian Parker, in which the author ...
Title page of the 1709 version of Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture in French.. Politique tirée des propres paroles de l'Écriture sainte (English Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture) is a work of political theory composed by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet as part of his duties as tutor for Louis XIV's heir apparent, Louis, le Grand Dauphin.
The Tractatus Theologico-Politicus ( TTP) or Theologico-Political Treatise, is a 1670 work of philosophy written in Latin by the Dutch philosopher Benedictus Spinoza (1632–1677). The book was one of the most important and controversial texts of the early modern period. Its aim was "to liberate the individual from bondage to superstition and ...
The historicity of the Bible is the question of the Bible 's relationship to history —covering not just the Bible's acceptability as history but also the ability to understand the literary forms of biblical narrative. [1] One can extend biblical historicity to the evaluation of whether or not the Christian New Testament is an accurate record ...
v. t. e. Christian socialism is a religious and political philosophy that blends Christianity and socialism, endorsing socialist economics on the basis of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus. [ 1] Many Christian socialists believe capitalism to be idolatrous and rooted in the sin of greed. [ 2][ 3] Christian socialists identify the cause of ...
The Bible and Christian theology have also strongly influenced Western philosophers and political activists. [8] The teachings of Jesus , such as the Parable of the Good Samaritan , are argued by some to be among the most important sources of modern notions of " human rights " and the welfare commonly provided by governments in the West.
God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It is a 2005 book by author Jim Wallis. The book focuses on the role of religious hypocrisy in politics, and critiques both the so-called " religious right " and the " secular left " while noting that the vast majority on the "left" have families who embrace both family values ...