The Reign of God : A Critical Engagement with Oliver O’Donovan’s Theology of Political Authority (Paperback)

Introduction Chapter 1: Oliver O'Donovan's English-language Reception and Theopolitical Influences Chapter 2: Government-as-Judgment: An Exposition of O'Donovan's Theology of Political Authority Chapter 3: Does Israel Reveal the Essence of Political Authority? Chapter 4: Romans 13: 1-7 and the Christological "Re-authorisation" of Political Authority Chapter 5: Salvation-History, Biblical Theology and Political Authority Chapter 6: The "Providence Thesis" and Its Theodicy Implications Chapter 7: O'Donovan's (Conservative) Christian Liberalism Chapter 8: Providence and the Created Order: The Ontological Tension in the Accounts of Political Authority in Resurrection and Desire Chapter 9: The Redemption of Political Authority and Its New Historical Bene Esse as the Work of Divine Providence Conclusion Bibliography Index