Uncivil Disobedience

Theological Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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This book addresses the need for theological reflection on uncivil disobedience. Existing scholarship in theology and politics mostly treats church-state relations theoretically, with studies in non-violent resistance or civil disobedience, or in other ways largely assuming traditional forms of governance and means of protest—all while paying little to no attention to post-modern political philosophies. Recent eruptions of uncivil disobedience, oftentimes involving violence, like we have seen with Antifa, Black Lives Matter protests, the storming of the U.S. Capitol Building, and in the actions of other right-wing, leftist, and religious groups, assume new ways of protesting and new forms of organizing or mobilizing. Additionally, these groups and their activities are often informed by post-modern philosophies. These new political dynamics present an opportunity for theologians to produce scholarship in response. After establishing philosophical underpinnings related to uncivilly disobedient action, the contributors cover traditional historical and theological responses to political unrest as a foundation for considering or evaluating attempts to address theologically present-day manifestations of uncivil disobedience.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-02-15
Mått158 x 237 x 25 mm
Vikt567 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor248
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781978713567

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I: Uncivil Disobedience – Philosophical Foundations and Historical Considerations1. In Defense of Uncivil DisobedienceCandice Delmas2. Which Extreme, Whose Extremist?: Limitations of Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer for Countering Contemporary Fascist MovementsJoan Braune3. Cultural Images of, and Experiences with, DisobedienceNick Braune4. “We Must Obey God Rather Then Men”: Lutheran Resistance Against Pope and Emperor in the Reformation EraJohn Witte, Jr.5. “Let the Princes Hear and Be Afraid”: John Calvin and Resistance to TyrannyMatthew J. Tuininga6. The Virtues of Democratic Disobedience: Catholic Ethics and Political Disobedience Anna Floerke and Matthew A. Shadle7. Civil Disobedience, Violence, or Revolution?: Liberation Theology and the Narrative of ViolenceRyan R. GladwinII. Application – Theological Perspectives on Contemporary Uncivil Disobedience8. Uncivil Disobedience and the Free Passage of the Word: Sanctuary as a Preparing of the WayMichael Laffin9. Bonhoeffe

We live in hyper-partisan times with dire consequences to the breakdown in public trust and concomitant political dysfunction and social dislocation we face. Meanwhile, serious theological inquiry has been increasingly relegated, either as a relic of the past or an inaccessible realm reserved for academic and religious specialists. Does contemporary theology have anything to offer to our current situation of political turmoil? Can it help us understand different modes of political protest, different claims to moral authority, and different rationales for resistance and protest? This book answers these questions with a resounding YES, and in so doing, not only shows what can be learned from well-known historical figures and standard teachings and theories but also, and most interestingly, navigates the thickets surrounding the difficult questions about our present forms of political order, power, and mobilization.