Description
| Product ID: | 9781107115675 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Faith and Politics in Iran, Israel, and the Islamic State |
| Subtitle: | Theologies of the Real |
| Authors: | Author: Ori Goldberg |
| Page Count: | 206 |
| Subjects: | Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern history, Comparative politics, Comparative politics |
| Description: | Faith and Politics in Iran, Israel, and the Islamic State considers political theologies formulated in Iran and Israel over the course of the twentieth century and proposes that these theologies have drawn their strength from a commitment to their concrete, divinely infused reality. Religious faith has been gaining in reach and influence throughout global politics over the last three decades, most prominently in the Middle East, and theologies of this nature are based on the understanding that faith in God is to be based, primarily and predominantly, on the realness of God''s presence. The West, accustomed to its own discussion on religion and politics emphasising democracy and individual freedoms, has been at a loss to explain and engage these rising religious polities. Through an innovative approach to the role of faith in politics, Faith and Politics in Iran, Israel, and the Islamic State considers political theologies of the real formulated during the twentieth century and proposes that, while religion in the West has been committed to absolutist vision, these theologies have drawn their strength from a commitment to their concrete, divinely infused reality. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-12-21 |
