Christian faith, philosophy & international relations : : the lamb and the wolf / / edited by Govert J. Buijs, Simon Polinder.

• TeilnehmendeR: Buijs, Govert J., 1964-; Polinder, Simon,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden Boston : : BRILL,, 2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (346 pages)

International relations are in constant turbulence. Globalisation, the rise and fall of superpowers, the fragilisation of the EU, trade wars, real wars, terrorism, persecution, new nationalism and identity politics, climate change, are just a few of the recent disturbing developments. How can international issues be understood and addressed from a Christian faith perspective? In this book answers are presented from various Christian traditions: Neo-calvinism, Catholic social teaching, critical theory and Christian realism. The volume offers fundamental theological and Christian philosophical perspectives on international relations and global challenges, case studies about inspiring Christian leaders such as Robert Schuman, Dag Hammarskjöld, Abraham Kuyper and prophetic critiques of supranational issues.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction / Govert Buijs and Simon Polinder -- International Relations and Christianity: Assessing the State of the Debate -- International Politics in an Era of Kaleidoscopic Change and Uncertainty / James W. Skillen -- The Enduring Value of Christian Realism / Eric Patterson -- Reformational Insights for the Study of International Relations / Jonathan Chaplin -- Living Critically and Living Faithfully in the Global World of the Twenty-First Century / Scott M. Thomas -- Fundamental Perspectives from Christian Philosophy and Theology -- Common Grace as a Hermeneutical Approach to Globalization? / Frederike van Oorschot -- Solidarity, the Common Good and Social Justice in Catholic Social Teaching within the Framework of Globalization / Roman Gruijters -- An End to Evil: An Eschatological Approach to Security / Beatrice de Graaf -- Inspired Political Leaders -- Abraham Kuyper among the Nations / Robert Joustra -- Robert Schuman’s Commitment to European Unification / Margriet Krijtenburg -- The Quest for Maturity / Monica Bouman -- Applications of Insights of the ‘Amsterdam School of Christian Philosophy’ to International Relations -- The Distinct Nature of the European Union / Sander Luitwieler -- Security Studies: Towards a Reformational Approach / Lucas G. Freire -- Revisiting Sphere Sovereignty to Interpret Restrictions on Religious Freedom / Dennis P. Petri and Frans Veerman -- Prophetic Critique in an International Context -- The Protestant Dimension of the Ethical Critique of Carbon Commodification / Menno R. Kamminga -- Churches and International PolicyThe Case of the ‘War On Drugs’, a Call to Metanoia / Katherine Irene Pettus -- Concluding Reflections -- Christian-philosophical Reflection and Shalom-searching WisdomOutlines of a Practice-approach for International Relations and for IR / Govert Buijs and Simon Polinder -- Back Matter -- Index.