Deity and Domination: Images of God and the State in the 19th and 20th Centuries by David Nicholls
English | December 16, 1993 | ISBN: 041501171X, 0415011728 | 336 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | December 16, 1993 | ISBN: 041501171X, 0415011728 | 336 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
`Religion and politics are necessarily related', declared Ronald Reagan, while addressing an ecumenical prayer breakfast of 17,000 people in Dallas. But how are they connected? Many popular images of God - King, Lord, and Judge - are essentially political, while concepts of might, majesty, dominion, and power are used of both God and the state.