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Wrestling with God

Ethical Precarity in Christianity and International Relations

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

AvCecelia Lynch

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Contrary to charges of religious "dogma," Christian actors in international politics often wrestle with the lack of a clear path in determining what to do and how to act, especially in situations of violence and when encountering otherness. Lynch argues that it is crucial to recognise the ethical precarity of decision-making and acting. This book contextualizes and examines ethical struggles and justifications that key figures and movements gave during the early modern period of missionary activity in the Americas; in the interwar debates about how to act vis-...-vis fascism, economic oppression and colonialism in a "secular" world; in liberation theology's debates about the use of violence against oppression and bloodshed; and in contemporary Christian humanitarian negotiations of religious pluralism and challenges to the assumptions of western Christianity. Lynch explores how the wrestling with God that took place in each of these periods reveals ethical tensions that continue to impact both Christianity and international relations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-03-12
Mått230 x 150 x 20 mm
Vikt450 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCambridge Studies in International Relations
Antal sidor306
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781108704847

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Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

'Cecelia Lynch offers a brilliant rejoinder to those too quick to cast aside Christian ethics. The book offers an unflinching look at the promises and problems of the international order … structured around profound queries of modern political events from war to humanitarianism. It is necessary reading for anyone wrestling with questions of public morality [and] the place of spirituality in the exercise of liberty, freedom, and the responsibility to self and others.' Siba N. Grovogui, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Cornell University