Faith in, with and under Gordon Brown:

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" Faith in, with and under Gordon Brown: "
Doug Gay

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1069202
Doc. No	:	LA112831
Call No	:	‭10.1163/156973207X231644‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Doug Gay
Title & Author	:	Faith in, with and under Gordon Brown: [Article] : A Scottish Presbyterian/Calvinist Reflection\ Doug Gay
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	International Journal of Public Theology
Date	:	2007
Volume/ Issue Number	:	1/3
Page No	:	306–320
Abstract	:	Profiles of the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown repeatedly characterize him by means of the terms 'Presbyterian' and 'Calvinist'. This article explores the cultural and theological background to how such terms are habitually used within the British media and offers a critical reflection, based on Brown's speeches, as to how religious terms, themes and identifications are in play in his public and political discourse. It identifies two dominant themes in Brown's recent public discourse: 'narrating Britishness' and 'the moral sense'. In reflection on these, the article suggests that Brown is intellectually estranged from Calvinist and Presbyterian theological traditions, defining his faith as 'a private matter' and rooting his moral sense in the traditions of the British and Scottish Enlightenments. Profiles of the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown repeatedly characterize him by means of the terms 'Presbyterian' and 'Calvinist'. This article explores the cultural and theological background to how such terms are habitually used within the British media and offers a critical reflection, based on Brown's speeches, as to how religious terms, themes and identifications are in play in his public and political discourse. It identifies two dominant themes in Brown's recent public discourse: 'narrating Britishness' and 'the moral sense'. In reflection on these, the article suggests that Brown is intellectually estranged from Calvinist and Presbyterian theological traditions, defining his faith as 'a private matter' and rooting his moral sense in the traditions of the British and Scottish Enlightenments.
Descriptor	:	CALVINIST
Descriptor	:	GORDON BROWN
Descriptor	:	POLITICAL THEOLOGY
Descriptor	:	PRESBYTERIAN
Descriptor	:	PUBLIC THEOLOGY
Descriptor	:	SCOTTISH
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/156973207X231644‬