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Book SynopsisCon gran satisfacción presentamos el libro titulado Imaginación teo-política, obradel Prof. William T. Cavanaugh, joven teólogo católico que desarrolló sus estudios en las universidades de Notre Dame en Notre Dame, Indiana (USA), de Cambridge, Ingalterra y de Duke, North Carolina (USA) y que enseña actualmente en la University of St.Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota (USA).Las "guerras de religión" alumbraron en los siglos XVI y XVII los estados europeos que, superando las cruentas luchas motivadas por las disputas doctrinales, han dado lugar al espacio de libertad de la socie-dad contemporánea.Realmente esto es así, o no es más que un mito fundacional del estado-nación moderno? Cavanaugh apuesta por esto último tras analizar la génesis de esas guerras, la distinción entre estado y sociedad civil y el fenómeno de la globalización, y propone una alternativa revolucionaria para conseguir la deseada paz y unidad entre los hombres.

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Book SynopsisContends that the Eucharist is the Church's response to the use of torture as a social discipline. This book develops a theology of the political which presents torture as one instance of a larger confrontation of powers over bodies, both individual and social.Trade Review"Cavanaugh begins with an engrossing analysis of the dynamics of torture and disappearance as a mode disciplining the body politic. He judiciously uses psychological and social scientific sources without letting them override the theological focus of the book. He then gives an equally engrossing account of the Church in Chile under Pinochet. His analyses both of Maritain and the 'New Christendom' ecclesiology provide as interesting critique of the failures of the Church to respond to Pinochet's repression, while his concluding chapter on eucharistic theology points towards the source of the successful responses made by the Church. Particularly useful and interesting is the way in which eucharistic theology is tied to concrete eucharistic practice. The book is extremely well written and engaging." Frederick C. Bauerschmidt, Loyola Collage in Maryland "This is a very important book. It should be mandatory reading for anybody concerned with the issue of torture, and will be of vital interest to all those of us involved in Amnesty International and human rights organisations. It has an appeal and a significance far beyond the classroom. Though it is much more theological than Helen Prejean, in its narrative power it has some affinities with Dead Man Walking and will likewise speak to those outside the church." T. J. Gorringe, University of St Andrews "Torture and Eucharist not only has superb qualities as a textbook, but is an outstanding piece of creative ecclesiology. Drawing on the work of scholars such as Milbank, Hauerwas, MacIntryre and Lindbeck, Cavanaugh moves ecclesiology out of the realm of the abstract ands ideal into the real world where the Christian Church must struggle to witness to the gospel. In doing so he shifts the Church into a new and much more exciting area of inquiry" Nicholas Healy, St Johns University, New York "Cavanaugh's achievement is remarkable: profound theology linked with interviews and close social analysis, stimulating argument, and a tight yet imaginative writing style. The book deserves a wide audience." L. Gregory Jone The Divinity School, Duke University "Why read such a book?....Here is authentic background information relating to the possible extradition and further trial of General Pinochet.....Here is reflection on the church's theological temptation to separate soul from body, spiritual from political."Eleanor Kreider, lecturer in Worship and liturgy, RPC Oxford "The author... offers an elegantly written reflection on Church, Eucharist, and the politics within the context of the Pinochet regime following the overthrow of Allende in Chile."First Things "This is theology made flesh in the story of Pinochet's Chile....I greatly acknowledge that it is a great measure of the success of the book that it causes such unease."Peter Cornwell, The Tablet "His analysis is a closely disciplined, well informed study of the self-discernment and conduct of the Roman Catholic Church under the Pinochet regime in Chile...I found this a hard read, but breath-taking. I have not read anything in a long time that so moved, so disturbed, and so educated." Walter Brueggeman, Columbia Theological Seminary, Theology Today "...the book has broadened my understanding of the theo-politics of torture. Those who are working against the practice of torture will benefit from reading this well-written book." Eleazar S. Fernandez, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in Religious Studies Review "Cavanaugh's book combines narrative and argument, is beautifully written and presents us with a creative ecclesiology." International Journal in Philosophy and Theology Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Torture and Disappearance as an Ecclesiological Problem:. 1. Torture as Liturgy. 2. Torture and Fragmentation. 3. The Striptease of Power. 4. Habeas Corpus. Conclusion. Part II: The Church Learns How to be Oppressed:. 5. Christians for Socialism. 6."Torture Isn't Everything". 7. The Stubborn Monkey. 8. "I Am Jesus, Whom You Are Persecuting". 9. The Church as Russia. Part III: The Ecclesiology of a Disappearing Church:. 10. An Amiable Divorce. 11. The Rise of "Social Catholicism". 12. Catholic Action in Chile. Part IV: A Distinction of Planes:. 13. Maritain Among Us. 14. The Minimum of Body. 15. New Christendom. 16. The Disappearance of the Church. 17. The End of the Story. Part V: The True Body of Christ:. 18. The Mystical and the True. 19. Until He Comes. 20. Re-membering Christ. 21. Making the Body Visible. Part VI: Performing the Body of Christ:. 22. "But Father, Look at This Body". 23. Knitting the Social Fabric. 24. Mysterious Channels. 25. Torture and Eucharist. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Ties together eucharistic theology with concrete eucharistic practice* Includes interviews with ecclesiastical officials and grassroots Church workers in Chile. .Trade Review"Cavanaugh begins with an engrossing analysis of the dynamics of torture and disappearance as a mode disciplining the body politic. He judiciously uses psychological and social scientific sources without letting them override the theological focus of the book. He then gives an equally engrossing account of the Church in Chile under Pinochet. His analyses both of Maritain and the 'New Christendom' ecclesiology provide as interesting critique of the failures of the Church to respond to Pinochet's repression, while his concluding chapter on eucharistic theology points towards the source of the successful responses made by the Church. Particularly useful and interesting is the way in which eucharistic theology is tied to concrete eucharistic practice. The book is extremely well written and engaging." Frederick C. Bauerschmidt, Loyola Collage in Maryland "This is a very important book. It should be mandatory reading for anybody concerned with the issue of torture, and will be of vital interest to all those of us involved in Amnesty International and human rights organisations. It has an appeal and a significance far beyond the classroom. Though it is much more theological than Helen Prejean, in its narrative power it has some affinities with Dead Man Walking and will likewise speak to those outside the church." T. J. Gorringe, University of St Andrews "Torture and Eucharist not only has superb qualities as a textbook, but is an outstanding piece of creative ecclesiology. Drawing on the work of scholars such as Milbank, Hauerwas, MacIntryre and Lindbeck, Cavanaugh moves ecclesiology out of the realm of the abstract ands ideal into the real world where the Christian Church must struggle to witness to the gospel. In doing so he shifts the Church into a new and much more exciting area of inquiry" Nicholas Healy, St Johns University, New York "Cavanaugh's achievement is remarkable: profound theology linked with interviews and close social analysis, stimulating argument, and a tight yet imaginative writing style. The book deserves a wide audience." L. Gregory Jone The Divinity School, Duke University "Why read such a book?....Here is authentic background information relating to the possible extradition and further trial of General Pinochet.....Here is reflection on the church's theological temptation to separate soul from body, spiritual from political."Eleanor Kreider, lecturer in Worship and liturgy, RPC Oxford "The author... offers an elegantly written reflection on Church, Eucharist, and the politics within the context of the Pinochet regime following the overthrow of Allende in Chile."First Things "This is theology made flesh in the story of Pinochet's Chile....I greatly acknowledge that it is a great measure of the success of the book that it causes such unease."Peter Cornwell, The Tablet "His analysis is a closely disciplined, well informed study of the self-discernment and conduct of the Roman Catholic Church under the Pinochet regime in Chile...I found this a hard read, but breath-taking. I have not read anything in a long time that so moved, so disturbed, and so educated." Walter Brueggeman, Columbia Theological Seminary, Theology Today "...the book has broadened my understanding of the theo-politics of torture. Those who are working against the practice of torture will benefit from reading this well-written book." Eleazar S. Fernandez, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in Religious Studies Review "Cavanaugh's book combines narrative and argument, is beautifully written and presents us with a creative ecclesiology." International Journal in Philosophy and Theology Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Torture and Disappearance as an Ecclesiological Problem:. 1. Torture as Liturgy. 2. Torture and Fragmentation. 3. The Striptease of Power. 4. Habeas Corpus. Conclusion. Part II: The Church Learns How to be Oppressed:. 5. Christians for Socialism. 6."Torture Isn't Everything". 7. The Stubborn Monkey. 8. "I Am Jesus, Whom You Are Persecuting". 9. The Church as Russia. Part III: The Ecclesiology of a Disappearing Church:. 10. An Amiable Divorce. 11. The Rise of "Social Catholicism". 12. Catholic Action in Chile. Part IV: A Distinction of Planes:. 13. Maritain Among Us. 14. The Minimum of Body. 15. New Christendom. 16. The Disappearance of the Church. 17. The End of the Story. Part V: The True Body of Christ:. 18. The Mystical and the True. 19. Until He Comes. 20. Re-membering Christ. 21. Making the Body Visible. Part VI: Performing the Body of Christ:. 22. "But Father, Look at This Body". 23. Knitting the Social Fabric. 24. Mysterious Channels. 25. Torture and Eucharist. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe idea that religion has a dangerous tendency to promote violence is part of the conventional wisdom of Western societies, and it underlies many of our institutions and policies, from limits on the public role of religion to efforts to promote liberal democracy in the Middle East. William T. Cavanaugh challenges this conventional wisdom by examining how the twin categories of religion and the secular are constructed. A growing body of scholarly work explores how the category ''religion'' has been constructed in the modern West and in colonial contexts according to specific configurations of political power. Cavanaugh draws on this scholarship to examine how timeless and transcultural categories of ''religion and ''the secular'' are used in arguments that religion causes violence. He argues three points: 1) There is no transhistorical and transcultural essence of religion. What counts as religious or secular in any given context is a function of political configurations of power; 2) Such a transhistorical and transcultural concept of religion as non-rational and prone to violence is one of the foundational legitimating myths of Western society; 3) This myth can be and is used to legitimate neo-colonial violence against non-Western others, particularly the Muslim world.Trade ReviewWilliam Cavanaugh is a radical theologian who engages in subtle cultural analysis. * David Martin, Times Literary Supplement *Transforming the widely accepted narrative of religious violence will not be accomplished in the span of reading Cavanaughs book alone. Yet he has contributed a helpfully bold book that should spur a multi-disciplinary and critical reexamination of the narrative of religion and violence and the origins of the liberal, secular state. * Michael Kessler, Journal of the American Academy of Religion *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; NOTES

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Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive survey and interpretation of contemporary Christian political theology in a newly revised and expanded edition This book presents the latest thinking on the topic of contemporary Christian political theology, with original and constructive essays that represent a range of opinions on various topics. With contributions from expert scholars in the field, it reflects a broad range of methodologies, ecclesial traditions, and geographic and social locations, and provides a sense of the diversity of political theologies. It also addresses the primary resources of the Christian tradition, which theologians draw on when constructing political theologies, and surveys some of the most important figures and movements in political theology. This revised and expanded edition provides the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to this lively and growing area of Christian theology. Organized into five sections,Wiley Blackwell Companion to PoliTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction to the Second Edition 1William T. Cavanaugh and Peter Manley Scott I. Historical Resources: Scripture, Traditions, Liturgy 13 1 Scripture: Old Testament 15Walter Brueggemann 2 Scripture: New Testament 28Christopher Rowland 3 Augustine 41Jean Bethke Elshtain 4 Aquinas 54Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt 5 The Reformation 67Andrew Bradstock 6 Liturgy 80Bernd Wannenwetsch II. Contemporary Political Theologies: Survey 95 7 Eastern Orthodox Thought 97Pantelis Kalaitzidis 8 Carl Schmitt 111Michael Hollerich 9 Karl Barth 125Haddon Willmer 10 Dietrich Bonhoeffer 137Stanley Hauerwas 11 John Courtney Murray 151Michael J. Baxter 12 Anglican Political Theology 164Luke Bretherton 13 Reinhold Niebuhr 178William Werpehowski 14 Feminist Theology, Southern 192Kwok Pui‐lan 15 Feminist Theology, Northern 207Elaine Graham 16 Jürgen Moltmann 222Nicholas Adams 17 Johann Baptist Metz 236J. Matthew Ashley 18 Political Theologies in Asia 250Aloysius Pieris 19 Black Political Theologies 264M. Shawn Copeland 20 Liberation Theology 1: Gustavo Gutiérrez 280Roberto S. Goizueta 21 Liberation Theology 2: Developments and Reception 293Mario I. Aguilar 22 Stanley Hauerwas 306R. R. Reno 23 John Milbank 320Gavin Hyman 24 Anabaptist Political Theologies 333Elizabeth Phillips 25 Political Theologies of Africa 346Emmanuel Katongole III. Constructive Political Theology 361 26 Trinity 363Kathryn Tanner 27 Creation 376Peter Manley Scott 28 Christology 389Raymund Schwager with Wolfgang Palaver 29 Atonement 403Timothy J. Gorringe 30 Spirit 416Mark Lewis Taylor 31 Church 431William T. Cavanaugh 32 Eschatology 444Robert W. Jenson IV. Structures and Movements 457 33 State and Civil Society 459Daniel M. Bell, Jr 34 Democracy 473John W. de Gruchy 35 Critical Theory 487Marsha Aileen Hewitt 36 Postmodernism 502Catherine Pickstock 37 Postcolonialism 516Agnes M. Brazal 38 Political Economy 531Michael S. Northcott 39 Technology and Information 544Michael S. Burdett 40 Grassroots Social Movements 558Joerg Rieger 41 Postsecular Political Theology 572Marcus Pound V. Abrahamic Perspectives 587 42 The Islamic Quest for Sociopolitical Justice 589Bustami Mohamed Khir 43 Abrahamic Theopolitics Revisited: A Jewish View 604Peter Ochs Index 619

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Book SynopsisWritten by a team of international experts, drawn from various traditions of political theology, this outstanding resource brings together 35 newly-commissioned essays in the field. Demonstrates that Christian theology is inherently political and shows how theology impacts on present-day political issues.Trade Review"Just when I was beginning to think that there are too many companion volumes in the world, I have read one that is pure delight. Political theology is a hot topic, and this book is required reading for it ... It is a book of books." Stephen H. Webb, Wabash College, Indiana "An excellent resource for both teaching and research, this anthology is recommended for every theology library." Daniel J. Kuntz, Brescia University, Owensboro “This is a very important, pioneering book, full of scintillating arguments and fresh insights. It is likely to redefine political theology for a new generation, and arouse a great deal of useful and vigorous debate. It will be an indispensible stimulus and resource for students and scholars concerned with the bearing of Christian theology on the political and public sphere.” Duncan Forrester, University of Edinburgh “The strength of the collection lies in part two, a state-of-the-art summary of political theologies. The usefulness of companion, suitable for seminary libraries, is enhanced by an index of names and subjects and an index of biblical references.” Timothy D. Lincoln Austin Presbyterian Theological SeminaryTable of ContentsContributors viii Introduction 1 William T. Cavanaugh and Peter Scott Part I Traditioned Resources: Scripture, Traditions, Liturgy 5 1 Scripture: Old Testament 7 Walter Brueggemann 2 Scripture: New Testament 21 Christopher Rowland 3 Augustine 35 Jean Bethke Elshtain 4 Aquinas 48 Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt 5 The Reformation 62 Andrew Bradstock 6 Liturgy 76 Bernd Wannenwetsch Part II Political Theologies: Survey 91 7 Eastern Orthodox Thought 93 Michael Plekon 8 Carl Schmitt 107 Michael Hollerich 9 Karl Barth 123 Haddon Willmer 10 Dietrich Bonhoeffer 136 Stanley Hauerwas 11 John Courtney Murray 150 Michael J. Baxter 12 William Temple 165 Alan M. Suggate 13 Reinhold Niebuhr180 William Werpehowski 14 Feminist Theology, Southern 194 Kwok Pui-lan 15 Feminist Theology, Northern 210 Elaine Graham 16 Jürgen Moltmann 227 Nicholas Adams 17 Johann Baptist Metz 241 J. Matthew Ashley 18 Political Theologies in Asia 256 Aloysius Pieris 19 Black Political Theologies 271 M. Shawn Copeland 20 Gustavo Gutiérrez 288 Roberto S. Goizueta 21 Stanley Hauerwas 302 R. R. Reno Part III Constructive Political Theology 317 22 Trinity 319 Kathryn Tanner 23 Creation 333 Peter Scott 24 Christology 348 Raymund Schwager 25 Atonement 363 Timothy J. Gorringe 26 Spirit 377 Mark Lewis Taylor 27 Church 393 William T. Cavanaugh 28 Eschatology 407 Robert W. Jenson Part IV Structures and Movements 421 29 State and Civil Society 423 Daniel M. Bell, Jr. 30 Democracy 439 John W. de Gruchy 31 Critical Theory 455 Marsha Aileen Hewitt 32 Postmodernism 471 Catherine Pickstock 33 Globalization 486 Peter Sedgwick Part V Perspectives 501 34 The Islamic Quest for Sociopolitical Justice 503 Bustami Mohamed Khir 35 Abrahamic Theo-politics: A Jewish View 519 Peter Ochs Index of Names and Subjects 535 Index of Biblical References 563

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