Politics and Miracle: Radical Democracy and Non-Interventionist Divine Action

This paper elucidates Nancey Murphy's theology of special divine action in order to show its unique coherence as well as explore some political implications of this theory. Besides showing itself to be a fruitful conceptualization of both "the miraculous" and the natural world, this p...

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Autor principal: Newson, Ryan Andrew (Author)
Tipo de documento: Print Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: [2017]
Em: Theology and science
Ano: 2017, Volume: 15, Número: 4, Páginas: 424-437
Classificações IxTheo:CG Cristianismo e política
NBC Deus
Outras palavras-chave:B Sovereignty
B Miracle
B Nancey Murphy
B radical democracy
B Divine Action
B Political Theology
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Resumo:This paper elucidates Nancey Murphy's theology of special divine action in order to show its unique coherence as well as explore some political implications of this theory. Besides showing itself to be a fruitful conceptualization of both "the miraculous" and the natural world, this paper argues that Murphy's insights can be extended to address a pressing question in contemporary political theology: the nature and function of power in increasingly pluralistic societies. The upshot, drawing on the connection between conceptualizations of miracle and sovereignty made by Carl Schmitt, is that Murphy's non-interventionist theory of divine action at the quantum level "fits" with an equally non-interventionist account of political authority from below, at the level of an active, democratically engaged citizenry.
ISSN:1474-6700
Reference:Kritik in "Response to Early, Russell, Brown, and Newson (2017)"
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Theology and science