Christianity And The State
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
A landmark work of Christian political theology, Christianity and the State presents the influential Archbishop of Canterbury William Temple's rigorous argument for the proper relationship between religious faith and civil governance. Temple instructs readers through a carefully reasoned framework, drawing on Anglican tradition, natural law, and social ethics to illustrate how Christian principles must inform — rather than be subordinated to — the authority of the modern state. Written with the measured authority of a theologian and statesman, the work addresses pressing questions of political obligation, the moral limits of state power, and the church's prophetic role in public life. Temple argues with clarity and conviction that a just social order cannot be achieved without grounding political institutions in transcendent moral values, making this an essential text for students of theology, political philosophy, and the history of Christian social thought.
Author: William Temple
Format: Hardback
Published: 1928, Macmillan and Co., Limited
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
A landmark work of Christian political theology, Christianity and the State presents the influential Archbishop of Canterbury William Temple's rigorous argument for the proper relationship between religious faith and civil governance. Temple instructs readers through a carefully reasoned framework, drawing on Anglican tradition, natural law, and social ethics to illustrate how Christian principles must inform — rather than be subordinated to — the authority of the modern state. Written with the measured authority of a theologian and statesman, the work addresses pressing questions of political obligation, the moral limits of state power, and the church's prophetic role in public life. Temple argues with clarity and conviction that a just social order cannot be achieved without grounding political institutions in transcendent moral values, making this an essential text for students of theology, political philosophy, and the history of Christian social thought.