This volume brings together established and rising scholars to revitalize political theology by examining conceptions of power that work beyond sovereign power. The hope is to reexamine the character of authority by attending to the multiple, various, but often under-appreciated ways that power is exercised in the contemporary world.

Autorentext
Marion Grau: Church Divinity School of the Pacific, USA Robin Lovin: Southern Methodist University, USA Vincent Lloyd: Syracuse University, USA Kathryn Tanner: Yale Divinity School, USA Jonathan Tran: Baylor University, USA William Schwieker: University of Chicago, USA

Inhalt

Introduction; Joshua Daniel and Rick Elgendy 1 The Love of Power; William Schweiker 2 The Power of Love; Kathryn Tanner 3 Revelation without Authority; Rick Elgendy 4 Acknowledging Authority; Jonathan Tran 5 Patient Authority and the Endurance of Novelty; Joshua Daniel 6 Interpreting Power: Towards an Intercultural Theological Hermeneutics; Marion Grau 7 Theology and Real Politics: On Huey P. Newton; Vincent Lloyd 8 Religious Freedom and the Fragmentation of Authority; Robin Lovin