This article compares John Howard Yoder's understanding of the state with that of his putative heir, Stanley Hauerwas. Special attention is given to Yoder's understanding of the state as a power, a perspective not taken up by Hauerwas. Eberhard Jüngel's critique of theologies that demonize the state is brought to bear on Hauerwas' phantasmal conception of the state. After a brief discussion of William Cavanaugh's similar impressions of the modern state, the article proposes a rapprochement with non-Christian thinkers in line with Hauerwas' recent moves toward 'radical democracy'. This article compares John Howard Yoder's understanding of the state with that of his putative heir, Stanley Hauerwas. Special attention is given to Yoder's understanding of the state as a power, a perspective not taken up by Hauerwas. Eberhard Jüngel's critique of theologies that demonize the state is brought to bear on Hauerwas' phantasmal conception of the state. After a brief discussion of William Cavanaugh's similar impressions of the modern state, the article proposes a rapprochement with non-Christian thinkers in line with Hauerwas' recent moves toward 'radical democracy'.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2014
توصيف ظاهري
313-329
عنوان
International Journal of Public Theology
شماره جلد
8/3
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1569-7320
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اصطلاح موضوعی
John Howard Yoder
اصطلاح موضوعی
liberalism
اصطلاح موضوعی
powers and principalities
اصطلاح موضوعی
Stanley Hauerwas
اصطلاح موضوعی
state
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