I. A Dangerous and/or Useful Kingdom? ............ 5 II. Is There a
Concept of the Kingdom of God? . . . . .. . 9 III. The Development of
the Concept of a Kingdom of God in the Old Testament ...................
15 IV. Is an Apolitical Kingdom of God Possible? ....... 21 V. The
Vicissitudes of Theocracy in Israel ........... 27 VI. New Testament
Conceptualization of Messianic Fulfillment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .. . . 37 . . . . . . . . VII. Is an Alternative Messianic
Scenario Conceivable? ................... . . . . . . .. . . 43 . VIII.
Did Jesus make a Major Mistake? ............. 51 IX. The Dialectics of
Christian Interpretation . . . . . .. . . 59 X. Hermeneutical Circle, or
circulus vitiosus? ........ 67 XI. Political Milestones: Three Romes,
Three Reichs, Three Kingdoms, and a "Holy Roman ." 73 E mplre
................................. . viii XII. Catholic Political
Theology: The "Two Cities" and "Two Swords," and Beyond. . . . . . . . .
.. . . 83 . XIII. How Visible can a "City of God" be? ......... 101 XIV.
Protestant Political Theology: Beyond the "Two Kingdoms" and the "Two
Regiments" . . . . .. . . 109 XV. Does Hegelian Political Theology have
a Future? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 119 . . . . .
. . . . XVI. The Emergence of the Secular Kingdom of God
..................................... 125 XVII. Secularization-a Boon to
Mankind? ......... 137 XVIII. Religious Experience, Chosenness, and
Political Expression ....................... 145 XIX. Does Democracy
need Redefinition? .......... 157 XX. The Dialectics of Democracy
................. 169 XXI. Democracy and the Kingdom of God . . . . . .
.. . . 183 XXII. Are Church and State "Mutually Conducive"? .. 195
XXIII. World Federalism and Ecumenical Christianity 205 Conclusion . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 221 . . . . . . . . . .
BIBLIOGRAPHY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 225 . . . . .
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