Wrestling With God - Ethical Precarity in Christianity and International Relations

Sommario

1. Wrestling with God in the Modern West; 2. Understanding Christian Wrestling About Ethics; 3. Wrestling with the Violence of Conquest; 4. Wrestling with War; 5. Wrestling with the Violence of Oppression; 6. Wrestling with Violence and Injustice Abroad and at Home; 7. Has Anyone Prevailed?; Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Cecelia Lynch is a professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. Her book Beyond Appeasement (1999) won the Myrna Bernath Book Prize and the Edgar Furniss Book Prize. She is the recipient of the J. Ann Tickner Award (2014) and was recognised as the International Political Sociology Distinguished Scholar (2019), both awarded by ISA.

Riassunto

Exploring the tensions of Christian practice in the modern world, Lynch demonstrates the ethical precarity that characterizes both religious and secular actions in international politics from early missions to contemporary humanitarianism. It will be of particular interest to students and scholars of international relations, religion and politics, and religious studies.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: CECELIA LYNCH, Cecelia Lynch, Cecelia (University of California Lynch, Lynch Cecelia
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781108483377
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48337-7
• Pagine: 304
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in International Relations
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations