Table of Contents

Contributors
Introduction, Michael Kessler

Part I: Theologies of the Political: A Conversation
José Casanova, Michael Kessler, Mark Lilla, and John Milbank

Part II: Domesticating Religion: The Abrahamic Faiths and the Democratic State
Chapter 2: The Great Combination: Modern Political Thought and the Collapse of the Two Cities, Patrick Deneen
Chapter 3: The Emergence and Development of Liberal Jewish Political Theology, Jerome Copulsky
Chapter 4: Christianity and the Rise of the Democratic State, Eric Gregory
Chapter 5: Is the King a Democrat? The Politics of Islam in Morocco, Paul Heck

Part III: Confronting Pluralism: Main Trends in Political Theologies Today
Chapter 6: Difference, Resemblance, Dialogue: Some Goals for Comparative Political Theology in a Plural Age, Michael Kessler
Chapter 7: ''Reading'' the Status of Public Theologies: Rhetorical Analysis of the Media Construction of Political Islam, Elizabeth Bucar
Chapter 8: The Future of Political Theology: From Crisis to Pluralism, Robin Lovin
Chapter 9: Doing Political Theology Today, David Novak
Chapter 10: Augustinian Christian Republican Citizenship, Charles Mathewes
Chapter 11: Islamic Political Theologies and International Relations, Jocelyne Cesari

Index

About the Author

Michael Kessler is Associate Director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Government, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. He works in theology, ethics, and the nexus of law, politics, and religion.

Reviews

"How often do we talk about religion's enormous impact on politics without ever stopping to ponder the insights and challenges of political theology? Thanks to Michael Kessler's extraordinary collection, there will be no excuses for this mistake any longer. Gathered here are some of the very finest thinkers in the field, representing a breathtaking range of traditions and viewpoints. This exciting book deserves a very broad audience." --E. J. Dionne Jr,
University Professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture, Georgetown University