The Kingdom of Christ

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The Kingdom of Christ is a theological work by F. D. Maurice that articulates his vision of Christian socialism and the church’s role in shaping a just, communal society under Christ’s spiritual sovereignty.

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instanceOf Christian theology book
theological work
addresses nature of the church
social implications of Christian doctrine
unity of the church
arguesFor cooperative rather than competitive social relations
social responsibility of Christians
the church as a visible society under Christ
associatedWith Victorian-era religious debates
early Christian socialist thought in England
author F. D. Maurice NERFINISHED
Frederick Denison Maurice NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
critiques individualistic and purely private religion
purely secular conceptions of society
emphasizes Christ’s present reign rather than merely future kingdom
communal over individualistic Christianity
ethical dimensions of Christian faith
focusesOn Christ’s spiritual sovereignty
communal Christian society
relationship between church and state
the church’s role in social order
genre religious non-fiction
theological treatise
hasPerspectiveOn church as a divine society rather than voluntary association
sacraments as signs of social and spiritual unity
influenced 19th-century Anglican social thought
Christian socialist movement in Britain
influencedBy Anglican via media tradition NERFINISHED
New Testament concept of the Kingdom of God
patristic theology
intendedAudience clergy
theologically educated laity
language English
mainSubject Anglican theology NERFINISHED
Christian social ethics
Christian socialism NERFINISHED
Kingdom of God NERFINISHED
church and society
ecclesiology
publicationCentury 19th century
religiousContext Church of England NERFINISHED
Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED
theologicalOrientation Christian socialism NERFINISHED
theologicalTradition Anglicanism NERFINISHED
viewOfChurch universal and catholic society under Christ
viewOfSociety should be ordered by Christian principles

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Frederick Denison Maurice notableWork The Kingdom of Christ