A Pentecostal political theology for American renewal : spirit of the kingdoms, citizens of the cities /: spirit of the kingdoms, citizens of the cities. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steven M. Studebaker.
• Authors: Studebaker, Steven M, 1968-
• Contents: Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Pentecostal Bearings for€Political Theology; Content, Method, and€Scope; Part I: American Decline; Chapter 2: Exceptional and€Indispensable Nation; The City on€a€Hill; Providential People and€Land; Providential Privilege, Destiny, and€Duty; From Ecclesial to€Civil Religion; Manifest Destiny; Universal and€Exceptional Nation; Missional Nation; America's World Mission; From the€Continent to€the€World; The Gospel of€American Civilization; Cultural and€Racial Superiority; Indispensable and€Exceptional Nation. America as€the€End of€HistoryFrom Bush I€to€Barack Obama; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Impotent Nation; From Uni- to€Multipolar World; The Relativity of€Global Power; The New Global (Dis)Order; Afghanistan and€Iraq; The Arab Spring; Syria and€Russian Resurgence; Iran; China; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Broke and€Brainless Nation; Broke Nation; The New Economy of€Unwork; Demographics and€Debt; Bankrupt Nation; Debt and€Decline; Debt Denial; Brainless Nation; International Comparisons; Domestic Performance; Education and€the€Global Economy; Conclusion; Part II: A Political Theology of the Spirit. Chapter 5: Augustinian Visions: Theological and€PopularAugustine's Two Cities; The Love and€Lust of€the€Two Cities; The Kingdom and€the€World; Christians and€the€World; Luther's Two Kingdoms; The Two Kingdoms; Christians and€the€Kingdoms; Kingdoms at Odds; Cavanaugh and€Parodies of€the€Kingdom; The Nation-State vs. the€Kingdom; From Civic Society to€Third Spaces; Globalization vs. The€Church Catholic; Cynical and€Binary; Ghetto Christianities; Margins Christianity; Bunker Christianity; Club Christianity; Conclusion; Chapter 6: The Spirit and€the€Kingdoms; The Spirit of€Creation and€Redemption. Christ, the€Image of€GodThe Spirit of€Pentecost and€the€Image of€God; From Eden to€the€Cities; For the€City; For Love; Citizens of€the€City; Imaging God in€Babylon, Really?; Conclusion; Part III: The Spirit and National Renewal; Chapter 8: Blessed But Not Special; Ideological Overreach; Ecclesial Overreach; Counting Blessings; Cultural Goods; Culture; The Spirit and€the€Nation; Neither National nor Imperial, but Global and€Eschatological; Multicultural; Blessed, not Special; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Global Leadership Without Hubris; The Irony of€Imperial Iconoclasm. Creation Is Redemption and€Vice VersaThe Spirit of€Creation and€Redemption; Trinitarian Foundations for€the€Spirit of€the€Kingdoms; The Spirit of€Pentecost and€the€Kingdoms; The Perennial, Universal, and€Immanent Spirit of€Pentecost; The Spirit of€the€Kingdoms; From Babylon to€the€New Jerusalem; A Spirit-Baptized City; Beyond Binary Theology; Common and€Special Grace; The Spirit and€Life in€the€World; Beyond Yes, But & Conclusion; Chapter 7: Citizens of€the€Cities; From Dirt to€Spirit People; By the€Spirit; For this world; For Each Other; For Cultivating; From Incarnation to€Pentecost.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 289.9/4; Pentecostalism -- Political aspects -- United States; Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Religion and sociology; RELIGION -- Comparative Religion; RELIGION -- Essays; RELIGION -- Reference; Politics and government; Christianity and politics; Religion and sociology; United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century; United States; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137480163; 1137480165
• Related ISBNs: 9781137480156; 1137480157
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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