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A DIALOGUE WITH OLIVER O'DONOVAN ABOUT CHURCH AND GOVERNMENT

A DIALOGUE WITH OLIVER O'DONOVAN ABOUT CHURCH AND GOVERNMENT Oliver O'Donovan's recently published The Ways of Judgement extends the argument he put forward almost a decade ago in The Desire of the Nations . His central concern remains the place of God's authority in our common life, in both government and society more generally. There is a shift of emphasis in this new work. Whereas The Desire of the Nations approaches the relationship between theology and politics more from the theological side, The Ways of Judgement approaches it primarily from the political, exploring at length the concepts of representation and legitimacy among others. O'Donovan's defence of the idea of Christendom in The Desire of the Nations has attracted much scholarly attention. Of course he recognises that the era of Christendom came to a close late in the eighteenth century. Several times since the book's publication he has pointed out that initially he had not intended to discuss the era of Christendom at all since being for or against Christendom makes little sense these days. Yet his argument for the political significance of the kingship of Christ for today leads O'Donovan to claim that the legitimacy of modern states requires the legal privileging of Christianity. In his view http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Heythrop Journal Wiley

A DIALOGUE WITH OLIVER O'DONOVAN ABOUT CHURCH AND GOVERNMENT

The Heythrop Journal , Volume 48 (6) – Nov 1, 2007

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0018-1196
eISSN
1468-2265
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-2265.2007.00351.x
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Abstract

Oliver O'Donovan's recently published The Ways of Judgement extends the argument he put forward almost a decade ago in The Desire of the Nations . His central concern remains the place of God's authority in our common life, in both government and society more generally. There is a shift of emphasis in this new work. Whereas The Desire of the Nations approaches the relationship between theology and politics more from the theological side, The Ways of Judgement approaches it primarily from the political, exploring at length the concepts of representation and legitimacy among others. O'Donovan's defence of the idea of Christendom in The Desire of the Nations has attracted much scholarly attention. Of course he recognises that the era of Christendom came to a close late in the eighteenth century. Several times since the book's publication he has pointed out that initially he had not intended to discuss the era of Christendom at all since being for or against Christendom makes little sense these days. Yet his argument for the political significance of the kingship of Christ for today leads O'Donovan to claim that the legitimacy of modern states requires the legal privileging of Christianity. In his view

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Published: Nov 1, 2007

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