Faith, reason, and political life today / edited by Peter Augustine Lawler and Dale McConkey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lawler, Peter Augustine.

McConkey, Dale, 1965-

Series:

Applications of political theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theological anthropology--Christianity.

Theological anthropology.

History--Religious aspects--Christianity.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 282 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2001]

Summary:

This rich and varied collection of essays addresses some of the most fundamental human questions through the lenses of philosophy, literature, religion, politics and theology. Peter Augustine Lawler and Dale McConkey have culled together an interdisciplinary consideration of such perennial and enduring issues as the relationship between nature and history, reason and revelation, classical philosophy and Christianity, modernity and postmodernity, repentance and self-limitation, and philosophy and politics. These tensions are explored through the works of such imminent thinkers as Aristotle, Augustine and Tocqueville, but the contributors engage a wide variety of texts from popular culture, American literature -- Flannery O'Connor receives notable attention -- and social theory to create a remarkably comprehensive, if far from harmonious, introduction to political philosophy today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0739102230

OCLC:

45052707