Christianity and democracy a theology for a just world order
The need for global democratisation is now widely recognised, but there is considerable debate about what this means and how it can be achieved. In this important study John de Gruchy examines the historic and contemporary roles of Christianity in the development of democracy. He traces the gestatio...
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Cambridge University Press
1995
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| Schriftenreihe: | Cambridge studies in ideology and religion
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Inhaltsangabe:
- pt. I. The System and the Vision. 1. Democracy: an open-ended tradition. 2. The prophetic vision
- pt. II. Historical and Theological Connections. 3. The Christian matrix. 4. The polity of modernity
- pt. III. Churches and the Struggle for Democracy. 5. Civil rights and liberation in the Americas. 6. The post-colonial struggle for democracy in sub-Saharan Africa. 7. Midwives of democracy in East Germany and South Africa
- pt. IV. Critical Theological Reflection. 8. A Theology for a just democratic world order