Bibliograph

Wrestling with God, ethical precarity in Christianity and international relations, Cecelia Lynch

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Label

Wrestling with God, ethical precarity in Christianity and international relations, Cecelia Lynch

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wrestling with God

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1135106617

Responsibility statement

Cecelia Lynch

Series statement

Cambridge studies in international relations, 152Cambridge Histories online

Sub title

ethical precarity in Christianity and international relations

Summary

Contrary to charges of religious “dogma,” Christian actors in international politics often wrestle with the lack of a clear path in determining what to do and how to act, especially in situations of violence and when encountering otherness. Lynch argues that it is crucial to recognise the ethical precarity of decision-making and acting. This book contextualizes and examines ethical struggles and justifications that key figures and movements gave during the early modern period of missionary activity in the Americas; in the interwar debates about how to act vis-à-vis fascism, economic oppression and colonialism in a “secular” world; in liberation theology's debates about the use of violence against oppression and bloodshed; and in contemporary Christian humanitarian negotiations of religious pluralism and challenges to the assumptions of western Christianity. Lynch explores how the wrestling with God that took place in each of these periods reveals ethical tensions that continue to impact both Christianity and international relations. --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Wrestling with God in the modern West -- Understanding Christian wrestling about ethics -- Wrestling with the violence of conquest -- Wrestling with war in a modern world -- Wrestling with the violence of oppression -- Wrestling with violence and injustice abroad and at home -- Has anyone prevailed?

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