The series of 16 lectures, delivered at St. Mary's Church in Oxford, fulfills a promise O'Donovan (moral and pastoral theology, U. of Oxford) made at the end of The Desire of the Nation to look at Christian political ethics starting from political rather than theological questions. They consider the political act: judgment, political institutions:
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The series of 16 lectures, delivered at St. Mary's Church in Oxford, fulfills a promise O'Donovan (moral and pastoral theology, U. of Oxford) made at the end of The Desire of the Nation to look at Christian political ethics starting from political rather than theological questions. They consider the political act: judgment, political institutions:
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Politics, Social Studies. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Clean and tight and square. Sharp corners. Appears unread. very little shelfwear. Name on the inside of the front cover. The dust jacket is in new mylar.
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Very good in good dust jacket. Spine of dust jacket has cut in it. Pages are clean and free of markings. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 330 p. Bampton Lectures. Audience: General/trade.
This book could have be subtitled "The Justification of Right and Wrong". It's a work of political theology, or political science. O'Donovan shows us how we can ever say, of anyone or anything, "this is right" or "this is wrong". He bases his arguments on a Biblical world view, where we are all, whether we like it or not, finally accountable to God. His basic point is that human judgments are a shadow, a reflection, of God's judgment upon us. I am persuaded by his arguments. My only complaint is that his style is unnecessarily dense and complex.
