Managing Editor:
Timothy Simpson University of North Florida
Editors:
Julie Clague University of Glasgow
Graeme Smith Chichester University
David True Wilson College
Review Editor
Tobias Winright, Saint Louis University
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Tobias Winright
Associate Professor of Theological Studies
Department of Theological Studies
Saint Louis University
3800 Lindell Boulevard, Adorjan Hall #124
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108 USA
The aims of the journal are to:
Recent Articles have included the following:
Rowan Williams
Convictions, Loyalties, and the Secular State
Gary Dorrien
Consolidating the Empire: Neoconservatism and the Politics of American Domination
Lisa Cahill
Liberalism in Progress – From Equal Rights to Global Participation
Susan L. Nelson
Pride, Sensuality and Han: Revisiting Sin from the Underside
Marcella Althaus-Reid
¿Bién Sonados? The Future of Mystical Connections in Liberation Theology
Larry Rasmussen
Was Reinhold Niebuhr wrong about Socialism?
Mona Siddiqui
Islam: Issues of Political Authority and Pluralism
Julia Sudo
Russian Nationalist Orthodox Theology: A New Trend in Political Life of Russia
William T. Cavanaugh
From One City to Two: Christian Reimagining of Political Space
Recent Special Issues include a dialogue with Michael Walzer on ‘Politics and Passion’ with contributions from Harlan Beckley, Gilbert Meilaender, David Novak, Linda Hogan, Duncan Forrester and Lisa Cahill.
Indexing & Abstracting
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Religious and Theological Abstracts
Publication: January, March, May, July, September, December
ISSN: 1462-317X (print)
ISSN: 1743-1719 (online)
Timothy Simpson University of North Florida
Editors:
Julie Clague University of Glasgow
Graeme Smith Chichester University
David True Wilson College
Review Editor
Tobias Winright, Saint Louis University
Send books for review to:
Tobias Winright
Associate Professor of Theological Studies
Department of Theological Studies
Saint Louis University
3800 Lindell Boulevard, Adorjan Hall #124
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108 USA
Peer Reviewers, 2009-2011
The Editors of Political Theology wish to thank the individuals who acted as peer reviewers during 2009-2011. Click here for details.
About Political Theology
Political Theology is a journal that investigates and examines religious and political issues. The journal is interdisciplinary, drawing on the disciplines of theology, religious studies, politics, philosophy, ethics, cultural studies, social theory and economics. As such, it aims to reflect the diversity of religious and theological engagements with public and political life. Articles are welcome from scholars, practioners and clergy that address religion and political life in all its variety. The journal has a review section which embraces reflections upon religion, theology, politcal theory, political biography, film and fiction.The aims of the journal are to:
- Deconstruct specific instances of political activity
- Reflect upon the mechanisms of power in civil life
- Examine the operation of alliances and coalitions, and the relationship betwen personal ambition and political vision
- Analyse theological paradigms employed by those engaged with political disclosures
- Explore power dynamics within and between nations
Recent Articles have included the following:
Rowan Williams
Convictions, Loyalties, and the Secular State
Gary Dorrien
Consolidating the Empire: Neoconservatism and the Politics of American Domination
Lisa Cahill
Liberalism in Progress – From Equal Rights to Global Participation
Susan L. Nelson
Pride, Sensuality and Han: Revisiting Sin from the Underside
Marcella Althaus-Reid
¿Bién Sonados? The Future of Mystical Connections in Liberation Theology
Larry Rasmussen
Was Reinhold Niebuhr wrong about Socialism?
Mona Siddiqui
Islam: Issues of Political Authority and Pluralism
Julia Sudo
Russian Nationalist Orthodox Theology: A New Trend in Political Life of Russia
William T. Cavanaugh
From One City to Two: Christian Reimagining of Political Space
Recent Special Issues include a dialogue with Michael Walzer on ‘Politics and Passion’ with contributions from Harlan Beckley, Gilbert Meilaender, David Novak, Linda Hogan, Duncan Forrester and Lisa Cahill.
Indexing & Abstracting
Academic Search Premier and Religion and Philosophy Collection, EBSCO Publishing
Religious and Theological Abstracts
Publication: January, March, May, July, September, December
ISSN: 1462-317X (print)
ISSN: 1743-1719 (online)
Recent Blog Entries
Occupying the Big Society – Part One | |
| Amidst the fire and fear of Nazi Germany Dietrich Bonhoeffer articulated the calling of the Church – “We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.” Seventy years later the place of faith in the public sphere of an [...] | |
| Posted: 2012-01-27 | More... |
Mao the monster? Or, Bellah’s Implicit Imperial Framework | |
| “I think China has to face the fact that Mao was a monster, one of the worst people in human history … You’ve got to break the spell.” So spoke Robert Bellah in a recent interview while promoting yet another book, Religion in Human Evolution. We’ll return to Chairman Mao in a moment, but first a few comments about Bellah’s old-fashioned position. | |
| Posted: 2012-01-25 | More... |
The Politics of Mark 1:21-28 | |
| In an age when nothing is sacred nothing is more difficult to understand than violations of sacred space. Yet that’s precisely what Mark demands of us in his account of Jesus’ first public action, an exorcism in the synagogue. From the moment Jesus sets foot in the religious and political center of Capernaum, he is engaged in a contest with the scribes over authority concerning that space itself and all that it represents. It’s clear from the beginning that his audacious move catches the attention of everyone. The people notice: “They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes” (1:22). | |
| Posted: 2012-01-24 | More... |
“The Clarity of Conscience,” a Sermon by Andrei Zuevsky | |
| I should add, from a Christian point of view, liberty is neither a virtue nor an ideal. History is ripe with examples of how liberty may turn to tragedy for individuals as well as for whole peoples and civilizations. Nonetheless, there is, it seems, a stubborn fact: in the soul of one who is not free there can neither be reason, nor beauty, nor love. One could say that a man doesn’t really exist as a man without these, and can’t even begin to comprehend the divine. Shortly before his death Christ told his disciples: “Unless I go the cross, the Holy Spirit will not come to you.” And do you know why? Because as long as there is some higher authority, be it even God personified, from whom men simply take words as facts, as some kind of a command, then they are not acting according to their own free will. And community with the Holy Spirit is reserved for free souls. Without freedom, love is impossible. | |
| Posted: 2012-01-23 | More... |
Five Reasons Why Obama Was Right to Mandate Inclusion of Contraception | |
| Personal control over one's body is an essential pre-condition of ethical behavior, and reproduction is one of the most important and private aspects of bodily function any person has. | |
| Posted: 2012-01-22 | More... |
From Police Bombing after WWI to Drone Attacks Today: An Ethical Reflection on Some Differences, and Similarities | |
| Drone warfare also continues the attitude towards technology that has marked the history of aerial warfare, the attitude that we need just one more technical fix to make it work the way we think it should. The history of warfare in the twentieth century is replete with advantages gained with a new technology but these advantages did not last long. Should we assume that nowhere in the world is there a group of bright engineers trying to design and produce a counter to the drone? We do so at our peril. | |
| Posted: 2012-01-20 | More... |
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