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Christianity and Politics
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C.C. Pecknold is Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

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""Political theology--thinking theologically about politics and understanding all political thought as first-and-last theological--is a lively field that until now has lacked a lucid and elegantly brief introduction. Pecknold's book fills that gap, and more: it makes a real theoretical contribution of its own, most notably in its treatment of the migration of the treatment of conscience from church to state, and the effects of that migration on the understanding of freedom, political and otherwise."" --Paul J. Griffiths, Warren Chair of Catholic Theology, Duke Divinity School ""Modern life and thought has a centripetal force, separating into discrete units what should be held together: politics, economics, theology, metaphysics, liturgy, and history. This division of labor creates specialists who can see the units but lack focus for a larger vision . . . In this substantive, readable, brief history of the relation between theology and politics, Pecknold focuses our vision by bringing together his own considerable acumen for both theology and politics. This comprehensive work shows connections that only someone of his breadth of knowledge could see. The result is a first-rate work that sets the bar for political theology."" --D. Stephen Long, Professor of Systematic Theology, Marquette University ""If it is true that 'youth is wasted on the young, ' then to restrict this so-called primer only to beginning learners or students would be wasteful in the extreme. This is a first-rate book, a serious and fascinating work on theology and politics that masquerades as a gateway resource. Yet it also succeeds as an outstanding introduction--readable without being simplistic, engaging key voices and eras in the long interaction between Christianity and politics. I can't wait to use this book with students, both to give them a solid grounding in key ideas and sources, as well as whetting their appetites for joining in these crucial conversations and debates. Anyone with an interest in the church and politics will benefit from this book."" --Michael Budde, Professor of Political Science, DePaul University ""At last I have found a textbook for my undergraduate course on Christianity and Politics! Pecknold's book is brief and crystal clear, ideally suited to supplement primary source readings in an introductory class. This book helps the student grasp the sweep of Christianity's political history in a relatively few deft strokes. The broad-brush approach does not mean the book is simplistic, however. To the contrary, Pecknold's analysis is insightful, engaging, and at times contentious. Pecknold shows how theological concepts like 'mystical body' have wandered in and out of different political arrangements. In so doing, he shows students how church history and political history are not two separate subjects but one, and a fascinating one at that."" --William T. Cavanaugh, Professor of Theology, St. Thomas University VERY SHORT BLURBS FOR PUBLICITY: "". . . a first-rate work that sets the bar for political theology."" --D. Stephen Long, Marquette University ""At last I have found a textbook for my undergraduate course on Christianity and Politics!"" --William T. Cavanaugh, St. Thomas University "". . . a serious and fascinating work on theology and politics that masquerades as a gateway resource."" --Michael Budde, DePaul University "". . . a lucid and elegantly brief introduction. . . [that] makes a real theoretical contribution of its own."" --Paul Griffiths, Duke Divinity School

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