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UNINA9910455358103321 |
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Autore |
Plant Raymond |
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Titolo |
Politics, theology, and history / / Raymond Plant [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-11189-7 |
0-511-32806-0 |
0-511-17416-0 |
1-280-41663-7 |
0-521-43320-7 |
0-511-61277-X |
0-511-15379-1 |
0-511-05262-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 380 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies in ideology and religion ; ; 13 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christianity and politics |
Liberalism - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Religious pluralism - Christianity |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 360-372) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Liberal society and political theology; PART I The possibility of political theology; PART II The site of political theology; PART III Liberalism, religion and social unity; Select bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Politics, Theology and History, first published in 2001, is a major book by a prominent academic and an active politician. It ranges widely across the disciplines of theology, political theory and philosophy and poses acute questions about the basic moral foundations of liberal societies. Lord Plant focuses on the role that religious belief can and ought to play in argument about public policy in a pluralistic society. He examines the potential political implications of Christian belief and the ways in which it may be deployed in political debate. The book discusses the place of religious belief in the formation of policy and |
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