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Whose Will Be Done?

Essays on Sovereignty and Religion

Edited by John Dyck; Paul Rowe and Jens Zimmermann - Foreword by Eric Elshtain - Contributions by John Dyck; Jean Bethke Elshtain; M. Christian Green; Robert Joustra; Marc Livecche; Andrés Pérez-Baltodano; Paul Rowe and Jens Zimmermann

What is the proper relationship of religion to power? In this collection of essays, a group of interdisciplinary scholars address that question, building on the scholarship of the late Dr. Jean Bethke Elshtain. The first section of this book provides the reader with three previously unpublished essays by Elshtain on the subject of political sovereignty, followed by an interview with the noted ethicist and political theorist. Dr. Elshtain questions the nature of sovereignty in a world where some have elevated the state and the self above the authority of God himself. In the second section of the book, “Sovereignty through the Ages”, four scholars explore some of the key questions raised by Dr. Elshtain’s work on Just War, resistance to tyranny, political liberalism, and modernity, questioning the ways in which sovereignty may be conceived to reinforce the limitations of human societies and yet seek the greater good. In the third section of the book, entitled “Sovereignty in Context”, three essays extend her analysis of sovereignty to different contexts – Latin America, the Islamic world, and the international system as a whole, all the while demonstrating the importance of how religious interpretation contributes to our understanding of political power.
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Lexington Books
Pages: 238 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼
978-0-7391-9963-3 • Hardback • September 2015 • $128.00 • (£98.00)
978-0-7391-9964-0 • eBook • September 2015 • $121.50 • (£94.00)
Subjects: Political Science / History & Theory, Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / General, Political Science / Essays
John H. A. Dyck is assistant professor of political studies at Trinity Western University and senior research fellow in the Religion, Culture, and Conflict Research Group.
Paul S. Rowe is associate professor of political and international studies at Trinity Western University and senior research fellow in the Religion, Culture, and Conflict Research Group.
Jens Zimmermann is Canada Research Chair in Interpretation, Religion, and Culture and professor of English and philosophy at Trinity Western University as well as senior research fellow in the Religion, Culture, and Conflict Research Group.
Chapter 1. Introduction
John H.A. Dyck, Paul S. Rowe, and Jens Zimmermann

Chapter 2. Jean Bethke Elshtain: a retrospective
Paul S. Rowe

Chapter 3. The Myth of the Sovereign Self
Jean Bethke Elshtain

Chapter 4. Religion, Enlightenment, and a Common Good
Jean Bethke Elshtain

Chapter 5. Bonhoeffer for Political Thought
Jean Bethke Elshtain

Chapter 6. An Interview with Jean Bethke Elshtain

Chapter 7. Mars Bound: Limited War and Human Flourishing
Marc Livecche

Chapter 8. Incarnational Sefhood: Dietrich Bonhoeffer as Guide to the Political Ethics of Jean Bethke Elshtain
Jens Zimmermann

Chapter 9. Sovereignty and Chastened Liberalism
M. Christian Green

Chapter 10. Sovereign Selves: ‘We have met the Enemy and He/She is Us’!
John H.A. Dyck


Chapter 11. God and Power in the Global North and Latin America: a comparative analysis based on Elshtain’s Sovereignty
Andrés Pérez-Baltodano
Chapter 12. No God but god? Nominalism and Political Islam
Paul S. RoweChapter 13. ‘Revolutions’ in Political Theology: Protestantism and the International State System
Robert Joustra
Jean Elshtain, God rest her soul, did not play games. She treated the questions of justice and human dignity to which she devoted her life with deadly seriousness and with all the moral and intellectual clarity they demanded. This magnificent, readable volume represents a fitting tribute to Elshtain's enormous vitality and humanity insofar as it beckons all of us to join the all-embracing conversation she carried on throughout her inspiring career.
— Timothy Samuel Shah, Religious Freedom Project, Georgetown University


Whose Will Be Done?

Essays on Sovereignty and Religion

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Hardback
eBook
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  • What is the proper relationship of religion to power? In this collection of essays, a group of interdisciplinary scholars address that question, building on the scholarship of the late Dr. Jean Bethke Elshtain. The first section of this book provides the reader with three previously unpublished essays by Elshtain on the subject of political sovereignty, followed by an interview with the noted ethicist and political theorist. Dr. Elshtain questions the nature of sovereignty in a world where some have elevated the state and the self above the authority of God himself. In the second section of the book, “Sovereignty through the Ages”, four scholars explore some of the key questions raised by Dr. Elshtain’s work on Just War, resistance to tyranny, political liberalism, and modernity, questioning the ways in which sovereignty may be conceived to reinforce the limitations of human societies and yet seek the greater good. In the third section of the book, entitled “Sovereignty in Context”, three essays extend her analysis of sovereignty to different contexts – Latin America, the Islamic world, and the international system as a whole, all the while demonstrating the importance of how religious interpretation contributes to our understanding of political power.
Details
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  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 238 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼
    978-0-7391-9963-3 • Hardback • September 2015 • $128.00 • (£98.00)
    978-0-7391-9964-0 • eBook • September 2015 • $121.50 • (£94.00)
    Subjects: Political Science / History & Theory, Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / General, Political Science / Essays
Author
Author
  • John H. A. Dyck is assistant professor of political studies at Trinity Western University and senior research fellow in the Religion, Culture, and Conflict Research Group.
    Paul S. Rowe is associate professor of political and international studies at Trinity Western University and senior research fellow in the Religion, Culture, and Conflict Research Group.
    Jens Zimmermann is Canada Research Chair in Interpretation, Religion, and Culture and professor of English and philosophy at Trinity Western University as well as senior research fellow in the Religion, Culture, and Conflict Research Group.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
    John H.A. Dyck, Paul S. Rowe, and Jens Zimmermann

    Chapter 2. Jean Bethke Elshtain: a retrospective
    Paul S. Rowe

    Chapter 3. The Myth of the Sovereign Self
    Jean Bethke Elshtain

    Chapter 4. Religion, Enlightenment, and a Common Good
    Jean Bethke Elshtain

    Chapter 5. Bonhoeffer for Political Thought
    Jean Bethke Elshtain

    Chapter 6. An Interview with Jean Bethke Elshtain

    Chapter 7. Mars Bound: Limited War and Human Flourishing
    Marc Livecche

    Chapter 8. Incarnational Sefhood: Dietrich Bonhoeffer as Guide to the Political Ethics of Jean Bethke Elshtain
    Jens Zimmermann

    Chapter 9. Sovereignty and Chastened Liberalism
    M. Christian Green

    Chapter 10. Sovereign Selves: ‘We have met the Enemy and He/She is Us’!
    John H.A. Dyck


    Chapter 11. God and Power in the Global North and Latin America: a comparative analysis based on Elshtain’s Sovereignty
    Andrés Pérez-Baltodano
    Chapter 12. No God but god? Nominalism and Political Islam
    Paul S. RoweChapter 13. ‘Revolutions’ in Political Theology: Protestantism and the International State System
    Robert Joustra
Reviews
Reviews
  • Jean Elshtain, God rest her soul, did not play games. She treated the questions of justice and human dignity to which she devoted her life with deadly seriousness and with all the moral and intellectual clarity they demanded. This magnificent, readable volume represents a fitting tribute to Elshtain's enormous vitality and humanity insofar as it beckons all of us to join the all-embracing conversation she carried on throughout her inspiring career.
    — Timothy Samuel Shah, Religious Freedom Project, Georgetown University


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