During the past two decades there has been increasing dissatisfaction with established political categories, on the grounds that they no longer fit many of the facts of contemporary life, or adequately express many contemporary political ideals. Political Theory in Transition explores the principal reasons for this dissatisfaction and outlines some of the most influential responses to it.
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* covers many of the important areas in political theory including: Communitarianism; Identity; Feminism; Liberalism; Citizenship; Democracy; Power; Authority;...

During the 1980s and 1990s there has been increasing dissatisfaction with established political categories, on the grounds that they no longer fit many of the facts of contemporary life, or adequately express many contemporary political ideals. This work explores the principle reasons for this dissatisfaction and outlines some of the most influential responses to it. The text covers many of the important areas in political theory including: communitarianism; identity; feminism; liberalism; citizenship; democracy; power; authority; legitimacy; nationalism; globalization; and the environment....

This book sets out to interpret Henri de Lubac s theology of creation from a christological perspective. The challenge of this research has been the absence of a systematic christology in the writings of de Lubac. Yet it is possible to posit a Lubacian christology by sifting through the author s work on a myriad of subjects. The point of entry is the patristic distinction between image and likeness, whereby image is understood as an inamissible seal which bestows the divine prerogatives of reason, freedom, immortality and dominion over nature. Likeness is a potential given at creation and...