{"product_id":"civil-society-civil-religion-hardback-9780631197584","title":"Civil Society, Civil Religion (Hardback) 9780631197584","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCivil Society, Civil Religion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Shanks (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631197584, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 August 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e263 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The question of religion and civil society is becoming central for all critical discourse. Andrew Shanks' new book approaches it with a European breadth of seriousness.\" \u003ci\u003eJohn Milbank, Peterhouse, Cambridge\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is written with wit, passion and clarity; not the least important thing about it is its thorough immersion in the wider European world of culture and politics. It should be read by anyone concerned for the future of a genuinely democratic politics in our society, as well as by anyone who still looks to religious language to offer a point of moral reference in times of violence.\" \u003ci\u003eRowan Williams, Bishop of Monmouth, Wales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCivil Society, Civil Religion\u003c\/i\u003e pioneers an essentially new genre of theology: a form of pure civil theology, on a systematic basis. It is an important and original book, in significant respects carrying forward the debate initiated by John Milbank's \u003ci\u003eTheology and Social Theory,\u003c\/i\u003e albeit in a very different way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Negative Revelation:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Hannah Arendt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Isonomy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Auctoritas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Life of the Mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Simone Weil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Deracinement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.'The Absolute Good.'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Religion, Civility and Faith:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Against Confessional Exclusivism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Truth as Subjectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Faith versus 'Religion'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Affinity Group \/ Open Forum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Civil Theology in Christendom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: 'The Solidarity of The Shaken': Civil Theology And Historical Consciousness:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Jan Patocka's Meta-history of Historical Consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. The History of 'Nihilism'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.'Nur Noch ein Gott...'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The Virtues Of Discernment:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Free-spiritedness (Heidegger, Hegel, Nietzsche).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Flair for Tradition (Hegel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Transcendent Generosity (Levinas).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: 'Anti-Politics'\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316780429592,"sku":"9780631197584","price":109.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631197584.jpg?v=1781825051","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/civil-society-civil-religion-hardback-9780631197584","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}