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Title Cities of gods : faith, politics, and pluralism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / edited by Nigel Biggar, Jamie S. Scott, William Schweiker
Published Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1986

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Description viii, 244 pages ; 25 cm
Series Contributions to the study of religion, 0196-7053 ; no. 16
Contibutions to the study of religion ; no. 16
Contents pt. 1. Judaism The state as essential expression of the faith of Judaism / Manfred H. Vogel -- Judaism and liberal causes: a severed covenant? / Robert M. Seltzer -- Pluralism and theocrats: the conflict between religion and state in Israel / Mitchell Cohen -- Jewish approaches to pluralism: reflections of a sympathetic observer / John T. Pawlikowski -- pt. 2. Christianity Christianity within the political dialectics of community and empire / Matthew L. Lamb -- The Protestant principle: between theocracy and propheticism / Martin E. Marty -- Human rights theory: a basis for pluralism open to Christian ethics / John P. Langan -- The limits of politics: the Christian clash with radicalism / Charles Davis -- pt. 3. Islam Islam and political action: politics in the service of religion / Fazlur Rahman -- Islamic resurgence: religion and politics in the Muslim world / Charles J. Adams -- How useful is "Islam: as an explanation of the politics of the Middle East? / Marvin Zonis -- Islamic values and radicalism in the Islamic Near East / Khalid Bin Sayeed
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [231]-233
Subject Christianity -- 20th century.
Islam -- 20th century.
Judaism -- 20th century.
Religion and politics.
Author Biggar, Nigel.
Schweiker, William.
Scott, Jamie S.
LC no. 85009879
ISBN 031324944X (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)