Karl Barth and Ramsey's "Uses of Power"
Paul Ramsey's criticism of Karl Barth 's Christological account of the state was based on a misconception of Barth's eschatology, but reflected, for all that, real differences in theology and political theory. The theological differences were susceptible of reconciliation, possibly to...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1991
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1991, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-30 |
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Summary: | Paul Ramsey's criticism of Karl Barth 's Christological account of the state was based on a misconception of Barth's eschatology, but reflected, for all that, real differences in theology and political theory. The theological differences were susceptible of reconciliation, possibly to both thinkers' advantage; but differences of political theory, hardly recognised, which turned upon the legacy of contractarianism in Western liberal thought, kept their views apart. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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