03314cam a2200553Ii 4500 on1017592530 OCoLC 20200709060559.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 180101s2017 oru ob 001 0 eng d YDX eng rda YDX N$T 9781532642746 (electronic bk.) 1532642741 (electronic bk.) 9781620329870 1620329875 9781498286961 1498286968 1668470 (N$T) (OCoLC)1017592530 BT83.59 REL 012110 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh 261.7 23 MAIN Kroeker, P. Travis (Peter Travis), 1957- author. Messianic political theology and diaspora ethics : essays in exile / P. Travis Kroeker. Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2017] 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Theopolitical visions ; 23 Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 10, 2018). Includes bibliographical references. "Political theology as a normative discourse has been controversial not only for secular political philosophers who are especially suspicious of messianic claims but also for Jewish and Christian thinkers who differ widely on its meaning. These essays mount an argument for a "Messianic Political Theology" rooted in an interpretation of biblical (especially Pauline), Augustinian, and Radical Reformation readings of messianism as a thoroughly political and theological vision that gives rise to what the author calls "Diaspora Ethics." In conversation also with Platonic, Jewish, and Continental thinkers, Kroeker argues for an exilic practice of political ethics in which the secular is built up theologically "from below" in the form of public service that flows from messianic political worship. Such a "weak messianic power" practiced by the messianic body inhabits an apocalyptic political economy in which the mystery of love and the mystery of evil are agonistically unveiled together in the power of the cross--not as an instrument of domination but in the form of the servant. This is not simply a matter of "pacifism" but of a messianic posture rooted in the renunciation of possessive desire that pertains to all aspects of everyday human life in the household (oikos), the academy, and the polis."-- Provided by publisher. Master record variable field(s) change: 050, 072, 082, 650 Political theology. Messianism. RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues. bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General. bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: 9781620329870 1620329875 9781498286961 1498286968 (OCoLC)989988876 Theopolitical visions ; 23. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1668470 YBP Library Services YANK 15065671 EBSCOhost EBSC 1668470 92 N$T 57487 57487