Book contents
- The Mighty and the Almighty
- The Mighty and the Almighty
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Framing the issues: understanding Polycarp
- Chapter 2 Yoder's objection to our framing of the issues
- Chapter 3 The “two cities” objection to our framing of the issues
- Chapter 4 Authority
- Chapter 5 Governance
- Chapter 6 Authority to govern
- Chapter 7 Calvin on God, governmental authority, and obedience
- Chapter 8 What did Paul actually say?
- Chapter 9 God's governance of humankind
- Chapter 10 Recap
- Chapter 11 The political implications of the nature and existence of the church
- Chapter 12 Discarding the “two rules” doctrine
- Chapter 13 The rights-limited state
- Chapter 14 Institutional rights as limits on the authority of the state
- Chapter 15 Wrap-up: Polycarp re-visited
- Bibliography
- Index of biblical references
- General index
Chapter 1 - Framing the issues: understanding Polycarp
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2012
- The Mighty and the Almighty
- The Mighty and the Almighty
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Framing the issues: understanding Polycarp
- Chapter 2 Yoder's objection to our framing of the issues
- Chapter 3 The “two cities” objection to our framing of the issues
- Chapter 4 Authority
- Chapter 5 Governance
- Chapter 6 Authority to govern
- Chapter 7 Calvin on God, governmental authority, and obedience
- Chapter 8 What did Paul actually say?
- Chapter 9 God's governance of humankind
- Chapter 10 Recap
- Chapter 11 The political implications of the nature and existence of the church
- Chapter 12 Discarding the “two rules” doctrine
- Chapter 13 The rights-limited state
- Chapter 14 Institutional rights as limits on the authority of the state
- Chapter 15 Wrap-up: Polycarp re-visited
- Bibliography
- Index of biblical references
- General index
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- The Mighty and the AlmightyAn Essay in Political Theology, pp. 11 - 17Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012