A royal priesthood? : the use of the Bible ethically and politically : a dialogue with Oliver O'Donovan /
edited by Craig Bartholomew ... [et al.].
- Carlisle, UK : Paternoster Press ; 2002.
- xxiv, 445 p. : ill. ; pbk ; 24 cm.
- Scripture and hermeneutics series ; v. 3 .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction / Craig G. Bartholomew
Introduction: a royal priesthood -- The cover and Goya's "The third of May" -- Obstacles to reading the Bible ethically and politically -- How has the Bible been used ethically? -- O'Donovan's biblical, theological ethics -- O'Donovan's reading of the Bible for politics -- O'Donovan's biblical hermeneutic -- This volume. Chapter 1 : The use of Scripture in "The desire of nations" / R.W.L. Moberly O'Donovan's scriptural hermeneutic -- General issues of scriptural hermeneutics -- Cui Bono? What is at stake in this discussion?
Chapter 2 : Response to Walter Moberly / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 3 : Law and monarchy in the Old Testament / J. Gordon McConville. Locating Israel's history -- Deuteronomy and David/Zion in the Old Testament -- Deuteronomy as a critique of the Zion-Davidic synthesis -- Deuteronomy as a "constitution"? -- Deuteronomy, government and Creation -- Implications of O'Donovan's thesis -- The Zion-Davidic theology beyond Deuteronomy.
Chapter 4 : Response to Gordon McConville / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 5 : A time for war and a time for peace : Old Testament wisdom, Creation and O'Donovan's theological ethics / Craig G. Bartholomew Introduction -- Creation order -- Epistemology -- Wisdom and politics -- Conclusion
Chapter 6 : Response to Craig Bartholomew / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 7 : The power of the future in the present : Eschatology and ethics in O'Donovan and beyond / M. Daniel Carroll R. Introduction -- Old Testament ethics and eschatology -- Eschatology in the ethics of O'Donovan -- The demands on eschatology in Latin America -- Contributions from the books of Isaiah and Amos -- Conclusion.
Chapter 8 : Response to Daniel Carroll R. / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 9 : Power, judgement and possession : John's Gospel in political perspective / Andrew T. Lincoln. Variation on Old Testament judgement themes -- Power and judgement in Jesus' mission -- Power and judgement in the trial before Pilate -- Power and judgement in the death and resurrection of Jesus -- Possession and community identity -- Justice, truth and life.
Chapter 10 : Response to Andrew Lincoln / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 11 : Paul and Caesar : A new reading of Romans / N.T. Wright. Introduction -- A fresh perspective? -- Initial comments -- Towards a multi-dimensional fresh reading of Paul -- New Creation, new covenant: the heart of Romans -- Conclusion.
Chapter 12 : Response to N.T. Wright / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 13 : "Members of one another" : Charis, ministry and representation : a politico-ecclesial reading of Romans 12 / Bernd Wannenwetsch. Ecclesiology and politics -- Paraclesis: the genuine political speech act of the church -- The transformation of the body -- Members of one another : the representation of charis and ministry -- Representation and political society.
Chapter 14 : Bernd Wannenwetsch / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 15 : The function of Romans 13 in Christian ethics / Gerrit de Kruijf. Introduction -- Two versions of the relation between government and God in Romans 13 -- Judgement and paradigmatic act.
Chapter 16 : Response to Gerrit de Kruijf / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 17 : The Apocalypse and political theory / Christopher Rowland. Oliver O'Donovan on the Apocalypse -- The United States of America, the Beast and Babylon -- Contrasting interpretations of the Apocalypse -- Practical engagement in political theory in the light of the Apocalypse.
Chapter 18 : Response to Christopher Rowland / Oliver O'Donovan.
Chapter 19 : Ethics and exegesis : a great gulf? / Gilbert Meilaender. Chapter 20 : Political eschatology and responsible government : Oliver O'Donovan's "Christian Liberalism" / Jonathan Chaplin. Introduction -- Christian liberalism -- Christianity and liberal society -- Christian political liberalism -- After Christian liberalism -- O'Donovan's "Dispensationalist Political Eschatology" : critical reflections.
Chapter 21 : Response to Jonathan Chaplin / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 22 : Revisiting Christendom : a crisis of legitimization / Colin J.D. Greene. The reign of God and the concept of authority -- Jesus: Lord of Lords -- The early church -- Romans 13 -- The Christendom settlement -- The Christendom settlement in the West -- Revisiting Christendom -- Conclusion.
Chapter 23 : Response to Colin Greene / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 24 : 'Return to the vomit of "legitimation"'? : Scriptural interpretation and the authority of the poor / Peter Scott. Authority of the poor and the poverty of authority -- The argument of this paper -- Attending to legitimation: true speech and ideology -- Praxis and knowledge -- Christ and political order -- In Jesus Christ, a revolution -- Scritpural, practical reasoning?
Chapter 25 : Response to Peter Scott / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 26 : A timely conversation with "The desire of the nations" on civil society, nation and state / Joan Lockwood O'Donovan. The 'romantic', the 'civic' and the 'functional' nation -- The nation as a theological construct.
Chapter 27 : Response to Joan Lockwood O'Donovan / Oliver O'Donovan. Chapter 28 : Acting politically in biblical obedience / James W. Skillen Introduction -- Welfare policy and religious freedom -- Action on welfare reform and reading the Bible -- Reading O'Donovan -- Church, society and rulers -- Romans 13 -- History and the state -- Conclusion.
Chapter 29 : Response to James Skillen / Oliver O'Donovan.