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Auteur(s) : Bain, William (1967-....)
Titre(s) : Political theology of international order [Texte imprimé] / William Bain
Publication : Oxford ; New York (N.Y.) : Oxford university press, 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xii-254 p.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [229]-247. Notes bibliogr. Index
"This book investigates presuppositions of international order that originate in medieval
theology. Part I examines rival conceptions of order that emerged out of a medieval
dispute about the nature of God and the extent of his power. The theory of immanent
order refers to an interconnected whole that imparts a rationally intelligible pattern
of right order. The theory of imposed order refers to a contingent arrangement, established
by will and artifice or the operation of an impersonal mechanism, which accommodates
numerous patterns that can be made and unmade. Part II investigates the assimilation
of medieval theological ideas in the thought of three emblematic thinkers: Martin
Luther, Hugo Grotius, and Thomas Hobbes. This challenges the narrative of progressive
secularization characterizing most international thought. Particular emphasis is placed
on the transition from medieval to modern. The claim here is that continuity describes
this transition as persuasively as the more familiar discourse of change. Part III
uncovers a theological inheritance that shapes modern theories of international order.
The language of system and society, as well as anarchy, balance of power, and contractual
international law, reflects the intellectual commitments of nominalist theology. The
conclusion explores the tension that arises from this theological inheritance in a
world where God is only one of several postulates that can be called upon to fix the
contingency of a constructed international order. The danger is that grounding international
order in nothing more than human decision leaves what is made fundamentally indeterminate
and precariously exposed to the whims of capricious power"
Sujet(s) : Christianisme et politique
Théologie politique
Relations internationales -- Christianisme
Relations internationales -- Philosophie
Théologie politique
Indice(s) Dewey :
201.727 (23e éd.) = Affaires internationales (religion)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0198859902. - ISBN 9780198859901
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46591930p
Notice n° :
FRBNF46591930
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Order and theology ; Rival conceptions of order : immanent and imposed ; Renaissance,
reformation, and the road to Westphalia ; Martin Luther and the theology of the two
kingdoms ; Hugo Grotius and the God of international society ; Thomas Hobbes and
the divine politics of Anarchy ; Political theology I : system, anarchy, balance
of power ; Political theology II : society, law, constitution ; International order
beneath an empty sky.
