The Two Cities of God: The Church's Responsibility for the Earthly CityCarl E. Braaten, Robert W. Jenson The chapters of this book offer informed perspectives on a "theology of the world," exploring the question How does/should the church relate to the secular world? Using the biblical image of the earthly city and the heavenly city, Robert Benne, Carl E. Braaten, Robert W. Jenson, Gilbert Meilaender, Christopher R. Seitz, Anthony Ugolnik, George Weigel, and Robert L. Wilken discuss such subjects as natural law, politics, the academy, economics, and marriage. Each essay boldly asserts that the church's most faithful service in the world begins and ends with her life in the communion of the triune God. The first task of the church is to be true to her own self as the Body of Christ in the world. As such the church is a sign and agent of the heavenly city within and for the earthly city. |
Contents
The Churchs Responsibility for the World | 1 |
The Two Cities in Christian Scripture | 11 |
Augustines City of God Today | 28 |
Natural Law in Theology and Ethics | 42 |
The Churchs Political Hopes for the World or Diognetus Revisted | 59 |
Whose Crisis of Faith? Culture Faith and the American Academy | 78 |
The Calling of the Church in Economic Life | 95 |
The Venture of Marriage | 117 |
Contributors | |
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academy agenda American Augsburg Confession Augustine Augustine's Babel Babylon Balthasar Barth believe Bible biblical Christ Christian church asks church's responsibility citizens city of God claim commitment conscience core covenant created creation creatures culture democracy destiny direct divorce earth earthly city economic world effects Emil Brunner eschatological faith Genesis GEORGE WEIGEL give God's gospel holy hope human indirect institutions intellectual Isaiah Israel Jacques Ellul Jerusalem Jesus John Courtney Murray John Paul justice kingdom laity law and gospel Letter to Diognetus live LORD Luther Lutheran marriage Marsden means messiah moral nations natural law non-Christians ourselves peace person pluralism political community possible promise prophet Protestant psalm reason redemption Reformers religion religious revelation Roman Catholic Scripture secular sinful social ethics social teaching society Soul Stanley Hauerwas story Testament theologians tradition truth understand University virtue vision witness word worship Wuthnow Zion
References to this book
Wisdom and Eloquence: A Christian Paradigm for Classical Learning Robert Littlejohn,Charles Evans No preview available - 2006 |