[Introduction to] Redeeming Politics

Authors

Peter Iver KaufmanFollow

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Description

Peter Iver Kaufman explores how various Christian leaders throughout history have used forms of "political theology" to merge the romance of conquest and empire with hopes for political and religious redemption. His discussion covers such figures as Constantine, Augustine, Charlemagne, Pope Gregory VII, Dante, Zwingli, Calvin, and Cromwell.

ISBN

9780691632322

Publication Date

1990

Publisher

Princeton University Press

City

Princeton

Keywords

church-state relationship, faith, politics, political theology

School

Jepson School of Leadership Studies

Department

Leadership Studies

Disciplines

History | Leadership Studies

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Recommended Citation

Kaufman, Peter Iver. Redeeming Politics. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990.