Toward a Spirituality of Politics
This article revisits Francis’s vision of politics as one of the highest forms of charity. It argues that Francis’s concept of “political charity” goes beyond a mere repetition of classical church social teaching on politics to ground a spirituality for Christian politicians. He does this mainly in...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage Publ.
2023
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Theological studies
Année: 2023, Volume: 84, Numéro: 2, Pages: 198-211 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Spirituality
B Common Good B Pope Francis B Africa B Politics B Charity |
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| Résumé: | This article revisits Francis’s vision of politics as one of the highest forms of charity. It argues that Francis’s concept of “political charity” goes beyond a mere repetition of classical church social teaching on politics to ground a spirituality for Christian politicians. He does this mainly in two ways: the first is by inscribing the main Christian virtue of love at the heart of political practice; the second is by portraying both politics and economics as Christian vocations to be embraced as noble paths to holiness. Finally, I introduce an African perspective into the discussion for context and illustration. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00405639231169962 |