Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Reign of God: A Critical Engagement with Oliver ODonovans Theology of Political Authority

"The Reign of God constitutes the first detailed and systematic critical engagement with Oliver O'Donovan's political theology. It argues that O'Donovan's theological account of political authority is not tenable on the basis of exegetical and methodological problems. The book goes on to demonstrate a way to refine O'Donovan's theology of political authority by incorporating insights from his earlier work in moral theology. This can provide a cogent basis for thinking that the Christ-event redeems the natural political authority embedded in the created order and inaugurates its new historical bene esse in the form of Christian liberalism"-- Anglican political theologian O'Donovan's two works in political theology straddle the intersection between the post-Cold War "end of history' and "history's recommencement," says Cole, published as they were in 1996 and 2005. Examining the body of thought and its impact, he discusses such matters as the English-language reception and theopolitical influences, whether Israel reveals the essence of political authority, the "providence thesis" and its theodicy implications, O'Donovan's (conservative) Christian liberalism, and the redemption of political authority and its new historical bene esse as the work of divine providence. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) The Reign of God constitutes the first detailed and systematic critical engagement with Oliver O'Donovan's political theology. It argues that O'Donovan's theological account of political authority is not tenable on the basis of exegetical and methodological problems.The book goes on to demonstrate a way to refine O'Donovan's theology of political authority by incorporating insights from his earlier work in moral theology. This can provide a cogent basis for thinking that the Christ-event redeems the natural political authority embedded in the created order and inaugurates its new historical bene esse in the form of Christian liberalism. Autorid: Jonathan Cole