1: Order and Theology
Part I: Two Kinds of Order
2: Rival Conceptions of Order: Immanent and Imposed
Part II: From Medieval to Modern
3: Renaissance, Reformation, and the Road to Westphalia
4: Martin Luther and the Theology of the Two Kingdoms
5: Hugo Grotius and the God of International Society
6: Thomas Hobbes and the Divine Politics of Anarchy
Part III: Modern International Order as Medieval Theology
7: Political Theology I: System, Anarchy, Balance of Power
8: Political Theology II: Society, Law, Constitution
9: International Order Beneath and Empty Sky
William Bain is Associate Professor of International Relations at
National University of Singapore. He is the author of Between
Anarchy and Society: Trusteeship and the Obligations of Power (OUP,
2003) and editor of, and contributor to, Medieval Foundations of
International Relations (Routledge, 2016) and The Empire of
Security and the Safety of the People (Routledge, 2006). He has
written widely on the theory of international society and
the history of international thought.
deeply impressive - this is scholarship of the highest order
*Chris Brown, Millennium*
a clear and insightful treatment of the intersections of theology
and international relations that raises important questions for
theologians and international relations theorists alike.
*Matthew A. Shadle, Modern Theology*
In this masterful work, William Bain demolishes many of the myths
that still underlie the discipline and history of international
relations...Political Theology of International Order is a work of
rare depth and texture, which has the undoubted merit of
challenging many of the most widespread political mythologies.
*Antonio Cerella, Contemporary Political Theory*
Bain has achieved great success. The book offers a thorough and
definitive rethinking of conventional narratives about the secular
character of modern international order by showing how they fail to
acknowledge their continued theological contingency and ultimate
Eurocentricity...the depth of detail in which the historical
rethinking of internatipronal order is conducted, combined with the
breadth of intellectual history covered, suggests that this book
will reward reading and rereading by scholars of international
order for many years to come.
*Aaron McKeil, Ethics and International Affairs*
an excellent recovery of historical theology as fundamental to
modern international theory
*Robert J. Joustra, The Review of Faith & International
Affairs*
To sum up, Bain has written an accessible and potentially
game-changing book that seeks to build bridges where there are
currently only impassable chasms. Political Theology International
Order is precisely the kind of text I would — and someday will —
use toward the end of my undergraduate course in Medieval Political
Thought...I recommend it...without reservation to all who are
interested in — and interested in teaching about — the medieval
roots of the modern world order.
*Andrew Latham, Macalester College, Cambridge Review of
International Affairs*
William Bain has written a great book: it is well conceptualized
(instead of just relying on the usual common places that
reverberate within the networks of the discipline), careful and
nuanced in its argumentation, and illuminating for readers who dare
to follow him on this unorthodox exploration.
*Friedrich Kratochwil, Journal of International Political
Theory*
Bain's story is compelling, woven together through numerous feats
of interpretation. It merits becoming a landmark.
*Daniel Philpott, Journal of International Political Theory*
deeply impressive - this is scholarship of the highest order
*Chris Brown, Millennium*
a clear and insightful treatment of the intersections of theology
and international relations that raises important questions for
theologians and international relations theorists alike.
*Matthew A. Shadle, Modern Theology*
In this masterful work, William Bain demolishes many of the myths
that still underlie the discipline and history of international
relations...Political Theology of International Order is a work of
rare depth and texture, which has the undoubted merit of
challenging many of the most widespread political mythologies.
*Antonio Cerella, Contemporary Political Theory*
Bain has achieved great success. The book offers a thorough and
definitive rethinking of conventional narratives about the secular
character of modern international order by showing how they fail to
acknowledge their continued theological contingency and ultimate
Eurocentricity...the depth of detail in which the historical
rethinking of internatipronal order is conducted, combined with the
breadth of intellectual history covered, suggests that this book
will reward reading and rereading by scholars of international
order for many years to come.
*Aaron McKeil, Ethics and International Affairs*
an excellent recovery of historical theology as fundamental to
modern international theory
*Robert J. Joustra, The Review of Faith & International
Affairs*
To sum up, Bain has written an accessible and potentially
game-changing book that seeks to build bridges where there are
currently only impassable chasms. Political Theology International
Order is precisely the kind of text I would — and someday will —
use toward the end of my undergraduate course in Medieval Political
Thought...I recommend it...without reservation to all who are
interested in — and interested in teaching about — the medieval
roots of the modern world order.
*Andrew Latham, Macalester College, Cambridge Review of
International Affairs*
William Bain has written a great book: it is well conceptualized
(instead of just relying on the usual common places that
reverberate within the networks of the discipline), careful and
nuanced in its argumentation, and illuminating for readers who dare
to follow him on this unorthodox exploration.
*Friedrich Kratochwil, Journal of International Political
Theory*
Bain's story is compelling, woven together through numerous feats
of interpretation. It merits becoming a landmark.
*Daniel Philpott, Journal of International Political Theory*
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