{"product_id":"the-two-cities-of-god-the-churchs-responsibility-for-the-earthly-city-paperback","title":"The Two Cities of God: The Church's Responsibility for the Earthly City - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl E. Braaten\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert W. Jenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapters of this book offer informed perspectives on a \"theology of the world,\" exploring the question \u003ci\u003eHow does\/should the church relate to the secular world?\u003c\/i\u003e The standard dogma of the 1960s was \u003ci\u003eLet the world set the agenda!\u003c\/i\u003e Such a perspective has often caused the American church merely to reflect, rather than to inform and lead, the society in which it lives. Surely, say the authors of this volume, it must be the other way around. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using the biblical image of the earthly city and the heavenly city, Robert Benne, Carl E. Braaten, Robert W. Jenson, Gilbert Meilaender, Christopher R. Seitz, Anthony Ugolnik, George Weigel, and Robert L. Wilken discuss such subjects as natural law, politics, the academy, economics, and marriage. Each essay boldly asserts that the church's most faithful service in the world begins and ends with her life in the communion of the triune God. The first task of the church is to be true to her own self as the Body of Christ in the world. As such the church is a sign and agent of the heavenly city within and for the earthly city.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl E. Braaten\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of systematic theology at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and former executive director of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert W. Jenson\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2017) was a leading Lutheran and ecumenical theologian. He served as codirector of the Institute for Theological Inquiry and was cofounder and longtime associate director of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology. Among his many significant books are \u003ci\u003eA Religion against Itself, The Triune Identity\u003c\/i\u003e, and the two-volume \u003ci\u003eSystematic Theology\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 141\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.98 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50403506585837,"sku":"9780802843043","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-two-cities-of-god-the-churchs-responsibility-for-the-earthly-city-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}