Political Theology International Order

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9780198859901
  • 21 april 2020
  • 272 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

Is contemporary international order truly a secular arrangement? William Bain challenges this narrative by arguing that modern theories of international order reflect ideas that originate in medieval theology.



Is contemporary international order truly a secular arrangement? Theorists of international relations typically adhere to a narrative that portrays the modern states system as the product of a gradual process of secularization that transcended the religiosity of medieval Christendom. William Bain challenges this narrative by arguing that modern theories of international order reflect ideas that originate in medieval theology. They are, in other words, worldly applications of a theological pattern. This ground-breaking book makes two key contributions to scholarship on international order. First, it provides a thorough intellectual history of medieval and early modern traditions of thought and the way in which they shape modern thinking about international order. It explores the ideas of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, William of Ockham, Martin Luther, and other theologians to rise above the sharp differentiation of medieval and modern that underpins most international thought. Uncovering this theological inheritance invites a fundamental reassessment of canonical figures, such as Hugo Grotius and Thomas Hobbes, and their contribution to theorizing international order. Second, this book shows how theological ideas continue to shape modern theories of international order by structuring the questions theorists ask as well as the answer they provide. It argues that the dominant vocabulary of international order, system and society, anarchy, balance of power, and constitutionalism, is mediated by the intellectual commitments of nominalist theology. It concludes by exploring the implications of thinking in terms of this theological inheritance, albeit in a world where God is only one of several possibilities that can called upon to secure the regularity of order.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
21 april 2020
Aantal pagina's
272
Illustraties
Nee

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
William Bain
Hoofduitgeverij
Oxford University Press

Overige kenmerken

Extra groot lettertype
Nee
Product breedte
165 mm
Product hoogte
20 mm
Product lengte
245 mm
Studieboek
Nee
Verpakking breedte
165 mm
Verpakking hoogte
20 mm
Verpakking lengte
245 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
536 g

EAN

EAN
9780198859901
Nog geen reviews

Kies gewenste uitvoering

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 95 euro en 99 cent.
Uiterlijk 30 mei in huis
Verkoop door bol
In winkelwagen
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door bol
  • Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
  • Dag en nacht klantenservice