New Book: Perry’s Pretenses of Loyalty

6 10 2011

John Perry’s book, The Pretenses of Loyalty, was published this summer by Oxford University Press. It is now available from Amazon USA and Amazon UK.

The book was recently featured by the journal Political Theology.

Reviews

“This elegant and tightly-reasoned tract offers a striking new reading of John Locke’s theories of church and state, religion and politics, conscience and command. Though Locke is often seen solely as a secular prophet of modern liberalism, Perry shows that he is also a subtle political theologian who saw the need to harmonize our spiritual and temporal loyalties in public and private life. If Perry is right on Locke, our conventional constitutional histories and political theories will need ample revision, and Perry shows us the way.”—John Witte, Center for the Study of Law & Religion, Emory University

“Have you ever wondered whether it’s possible for a liberal democratic state to accommodate all the diverse loyalties of its citizens, especially all their diverse religious  Read the rest of this entry »





Debate: Was Iraq an Unjust War?

7 02 2011

bookshotOn Tuesday, 22 March, Nigel Biggar will debate Dr David Fisher on the question, Was Iraq an Unjust War? at Chatham House, London. Professor Sir Michael Howard will introduce the debate. The event is presented by Chatham House, the nation’s premier institute for international affairs, as well as Oxford University Press and the Council on Christian Approaches to Defense. A drinks reception will follow.

The event will also mark the launch of Dr Fisher’s book, Morality and War: Can War Be Just in the Twenty-First Century?, copies of which will be available at a discount.

For full details or to RSVP, visit the event page at Chatham House. To attend, please RSVP by 21 February.








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