Territory, Typology, Theology

Geopolitics and the Christian Scriptures

Bibliographic Data

ID3948388
AuthorsIain Wallace (Carleton University, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume11
Issue2
Pages209-230
Publication date2006-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeopolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14650040600598437
OpenAlexW2080223233
LanguageEN
Citations received14

This paper explores the complexities of the relationship between God and territory as they are developed within the Christian scriptures. It traces the multiple layers of meaning that are developed as the theological narrative which links God to a particular “chosen people” in a “promised land” (ancient Israel) is transformed into one which links God in Christ to a worldwide transterritorial community (“the people of God”). Theological analysis demonstrates different typological interpretations that have been subject to ideological selectivity in their historical appropriation by “Christian” nations, particularly the United States. The religious background to contemporary geopolitical claims by the Bush administration, framed by avowedly biblical justification, is dissected

Appropriation · Christian theology · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Geopolitics · Ideology · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Typology · Anthropology · Christian Theology and Mission · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies

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