The Reign of God - A Critical Engagement with Oliver O'Donovan's Theology of Political Authority

The Reign of God constitutes the first detailed and systematic critical engagement with Oliver O-Donovan-s political theology. It argues that O-Donovan-s theological account of political authority is not tenable on the basis of exegetical and methodological problems.The book goes on to demonstrate a way to refine O-Donovan-s theology of political authority by incorporating insights from his earlier work in moral theology. This can provide a cogent basis for thinking that the Christ-event redeems the natural political authority embedded in the created order and inaugurates its new historical bene esse in the form of Christian liberalism.