LEADER 04413nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910954388303321 005 20251117075403.0 010 $a9781613245699 010 $a1613245696 035 $a(CKB)2670000000099692 035 $a(EBL)3019236 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000522517 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12222536 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522517 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10528839 035 $a(PQKB)10329538 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3019236 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3019236 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10670801 035 $a(OCoLC)740448148 035 $a(BIP)27228415 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000099692 100 $a20090622d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFaith and reason of state $elessons from early modern Europe and Cardinal Richelieu /$fAristotle Tziampiris 210 $aNew York $cNova Science Publishers,Inc.$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (142 p.) 225 1 $aEuropean political, economic, and security issues series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781607419495 311 08$a1607419491 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [97]-111) and index. 330 $aFaith-based and secular approaches to politics and foreign policy have often been involved in a kind of uneasy and adversarial 'contest.' However, the world produced by the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia, in conjunctions with the (often radical) Enlightenment, the impact of the French Revolution and the advent during the 20th century of popular an secular mass ideologies, strongly suggested that a modern 'winner' had emerged; especially in the West, most faith-related tensions on various issues appeared to have been primarily resolved on the basis of non-religious considerations and choices. There can be little doubt, though, that the 21st century is witnessing a global resurgence of religion that has manifested itself both peacefully and violently. This 'return of faith' has implications for International Relations theory and also poses significant challenges for statesmanship and the pursuit of the national interest. At a minimum, religious beliefs have to be treated with the utmost seriousness. Furthermore, significant questions are inevitably raised about the scope, issues and manner in which personal faith ought to influence domestic and foreign policy. The last time that similar questions were posed with a comparable intensity in the West was during early modern European history. The era's often savage and religiously-inspired conflicts produced profound intellectual efforts aiming to guide statesmanship through these challenges. The result was the development of raison d'deat thinking and philosophy. By focusing on the relevant works of Niccolo Machiavelli, Francesco Guicciardini, Givovanni Botero and Justus Lipsius, this book presents the concept's roots, evolution and arguments. The focus in this book is then turned to the career of Cardinal Richelieu, (perhaps the era's most successful statesman) and the key role that reason of state thinking played in his actions is analysed. This book tries to ascertain to what extent, and in what ways, issues of faith and religion formed part of Richelieu's attempts to define and pursue the national interest of seventeenth century France. 410 0$aEuropean political, economic, and security issues series. 606 $aChurch and state$zFrance$xHistory$y17th century 606 $aReligion and politics$zFrance$xHistory$y17th century 606 $aReligion and politics$zEurope$xHistory$y17th century 607 $aFrance$xReligion$y17th century 607 $aFrance$xPolitics and government$y17th century 607 $aFrance$xHistory$yLouis XIII, 1610-1643 607 $aFrance$xForeign relations$y1610-1643 607 $aEurope$xReligion$y17th century 607 $aEurope$xPolitics and government$y17th century 615 0$aChurch and state$xHistory 615 0$aReligion and politics$xHistory 615 0$aReligion and politics$xHistory 676 $a320.1092 700 $aTziampiris$b Aristotle$01224470 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954388303321 996 $aFaith and reason of state$94344700 997 $aUNINA