Christ and the Common Life

<P>In <I>Christ and the Common Life </I>Luke Bretherton provides an introduction to historical and contemporary theological reflection on politics and opens up a compelling vision for a Christian commitment to democracy. </P><P>In dialogue with Scripture and various traditions Bretherton examines the dynamic relationship between who we are in relation to God and who we are as moral and political animals. He addresses fundamental political questions about poverty and injustice forming a common life with strangers and constructively transforming asymmetries of power. And through his analysis of debates concerning among other things race class economics the environ­ment and interfaith relations he develops an innovative political theology of democracy as a way through which Christians can speak and act faithfully within our current context. </P><P>Read as a whole or as stand-alone chapters the book guides readers through the political landscape and identifies the primary vocabulary ideas and schools of thought that shape Christian reflection on politics in the West. Ideal for the classroom <I>Christ and the Common Life </I>equips students to understand politics and its positive and negative role in fostering neighbor love.</P>