Rousseau’s Contribution to Public Theology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12838873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jae Yang (0000-0001-7173-4747, Calvin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-60 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Public Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-7320 • E-ISSN: 1872-5171 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15697320-20240115 |
| OpenAlex | W4392761498 |
| Language | EN |
This article argues that Jean-Jacques Rousseau can be seen as a public theologian by analyzing two well-known treatises. It draws on the Latin root of the concept of the ‘public’, in order to underscore the anthropology and sociology of public life. The article argues that Rousseau is a public theologian as his public policy of social organization, presupposes anthropological and sociological views of humanity that parallel views found in Christian theology
Economics · Epistemology · Humanity · Jewish studies · Judaism · Latin Americans · Order (exchange · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Religious studies · Rousseau and Enlightenment Thought · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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