| Christianity and Democracy: A Theology for a Just World Order Contributor(s): de Gruchy, John W. (Author), Gruchy, John W. de (Author), John W. de, Gruchy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521458412 ISBN-13: 9780521458412 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1995 Annotation: In this important study John de Gruchy examines the historic and contemporary roles of Christianity in the development of democracy. Distinguishing between, yet relating, democracy to the prophetic vision of a just society, he traces the gestation of modern democracy in medieval Christendom, and then describes the virtual breakdown of the relationship as democracy becomes the polity of modernity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - General - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 261.7 |
| LCCN: 94029548 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.64" W x 8.52" (0.93 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this important study John de Gruchy examines the past, present and future roles of Christianity in the development of democracy. He traces the relationship from its gestation in early Christendom to its virtual breakdown as democracy becomes the polity of modernity, and focuses on five twentieth-century case studies, including Nazi Germany and South Africa, which demonstrate the revival of the churches as a force in the struggle for democracy. His conclusions point the way to the development of a theology for a just world order. |