RT Article
T1 Some reflections on Christian and Islamic political thought
JF Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
VO 1
IS 1
SP 25
OP 43
A1 Goddard, Hugh 1953-
LA English
YR 1990
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/59664972X
AB There is a widespread view that one of the essential differences between Islam and Christianity is their attitudes towards politics and the state: Christianity, it is argued, is not essentially concerned with these things but rather with spiritual matters, while for Islam politics and the state are an integral element of it. This paper argues that such a view neither accords with the historical evidence for the development of the two traditions nor takes account of the diversity that exists within them on this question: and it concludes that a more judicious description is that Christianity is concerned with politics, if not the state, while Islam is concerned with both and considers the state to be itself a religious institution.
K1 Staatslehre
K1 Theologie
K1 Verhältnis Staat-Kirche
K1 Kirchengeschichte
K1 Christentum
K1 Staat
K1 Religion
K1 Islam
K1 Transfer Theologie-Politik
K1 concept of state
K1 Theology
K1 church-state relations
K1 Church History
K1 Christianity
K1 State
K1 political dimensions and consequences of theology