{"product_id":"theology-and-social-theory-isbn-9781405136846","title":"Theology and Social Theory","description":"This is a revised edition of John Milbank’s masterpiece, which sketches the outline of a specifically theological social theory. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e wrote of the first edition that it was “a tour de force of systematic theology. It would be churlish not to acknowledge its provocation and brilliance”.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eThe Church Times\u003c\/i\u003e “100 Best Christian Books\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings this classic work up-to-date by reviewing the development of modern social thought.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a substantial new introduction by Milbank, clarifying the theoretical basis for his work.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges the notion that sociological critiques of theology are ‘scientific’.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines a specifically theological social theory, and in doing so, engages with a wide range of thinkers from Plato to Deleuze.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of the world’s most influential contemporary theologians and the author of numerous books.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgements for the First Edition. \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Theology and Liberalism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Political Theology and the New Science of Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Political Economy as Theodicy and Agonistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Theology and Positivism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Sociology I: From Malebranche to Durkheim.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Sociology II: From Kant to Weber.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Policing the Sublime: A Critique of the Sociology of Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Theology and Dialectics:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. For and Against Hegel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. For and Against Marx.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Founding the Supernatural: Political and Liberation Theology in the Context of Modern Catholic Thought.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Theology and Difference:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Science, Reality and Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Ontological Violence or, The Post-Modern Problematic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Difference of Virtue, Virtue of Difference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Other City: Theology as a Social Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cu\u003ePraise for the First edition\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Milbank's work is a tour de force of systematic theology. It would be churlish not to acknowledge its provocation and brilliance.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The thesis is relatively simple, its orchestration is stunning in scope as well as in harmonies.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eModern Theology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"John Milbank’s sprawling, ambitious and intellectually demanding book is in a class of its own.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStudies in Christian Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"John Milbank has written a masterful review of the development of modern social thought that at the same time offers a criticism of its dominant paradigms and suggests inherent limits on its accomplishments.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJournal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the Second Edition\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eTheology and Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e has proven to be a bombshell… We are, therefore, extremely fortunate to have this second edition with Milbank’s dazzling new ‘Preface’. Re-reading this book is always a pleasure, because it is filled with surprises that force thought.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStanley Hauerwas, Duke University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"When the first edition was published the reaction was one of shock. Now, fifteen years on, the shock has worn off; more and more people are questioning the universal competency of secular reason. But this make all the more important the publication of this second edition. Milbank develops an alternative which has been steadily developing and enriching in the intervening years.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles Taylor, McGill University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eTheology and Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e] remains a dense, challenging and elusive masterpiece of a book, which has lost none of its power to intrigue and repel in equal measure.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement, Sept 2006\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This second edition is a vital aid to any reader who wishes to understand more fully how Theology and Social Theory relates to Milbank's continued publications and radically orthodox sensibilities.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTheological Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An influential and important book … instructive for students in that it analyses and challenges contemporary assumptions about society and religion.\" \u003ci\u003eTeaching Theology \u0026amp; Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Milbank\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religion, Politics and Ethics at the University of Nottingham and one of the most influential contemporary theologians. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Word Made Strange: Theology, Language, Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1996).  In modern times, the social sciences have sought to explain religion from a neutral, secular vantage-point. In response, theology has tried to legitimate itself by building upon social scientific conclusions. In this acclaimed book, John Milbank suggests that both enterprises are compromised by the theological and anti-theological assumptions built into the social sciences themselves. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition of \u003ci\u003eTheology and Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e brings John Milbank’s classic work fully into line with his most recent views and is laid out in an easier-to-read format. 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