The State as Utopia: Some Thoughts on Theocracy

Gerrit Meijer ()
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Gerrit Meijer: University of Maastricht

A chapter in The State as Utopia, 2011, pp 35-40 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Theocracy is the conviction that God as the Creator is the Sovereign of heaven and earth. In this sense, it is not a state form. It can be combined with several state forms. In this chapter, the concept of theocracy in Christianity is discussed. First, the relation between church and state in early Christianity is discussed. Next, the thoughts of Augustine and Aquinas on the relation between church and state are exposed. Then we turn to the discussion of anabaptism and theocracy. Special attention is given to the attempt to realize a “theocracy” in Münster as the New Jerusalem. The conceptions of the Reformation of Luther and Calvin, on the relation between church and state, will be described in the light of Geneva. The chapter will end with a conclusion.

Keywords: State Form; Church Member; Christian Faith; Eternal Life; Spiritual Matter (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7500-3_6

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