The politics of heaven and hell : christian themes from classical, medieval, and modern political philosophy / / James V. Schall
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| Autore: |
Schall James V.
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| Titolo: |
The politics of heaven and hell : christian themes from classical, medieval, and modern political philosophy / / James V. Schall
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| Pubblicazione: | San Francisco : , : Ignatius Press, , [2020] |
| ©2020 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 261.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Christianity and politics |
| Political science - Philosophy | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The Old Testament and political theory -- The death of Christ and political theory -- 3 Saint Augustine and Christian political theory -- Christian guardians -- On the neglect of Hell in political theory -- On the scientific eradication of evil -- The limits of law -- The best form of government -- On war and the worst regime in political theory -- On the condition of heaven : a Thomistic reflection on politics and the completion of human numbers -- The reality of society according to Saint Thomas -- On the disappearance of mercy from political theory -- Political theory and political theology -- Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "The Politics of Heaven and Hell makes an invaluable contribution to the understanding of classical, medieval, and modern political philosophy, while explaining the profound problem with modernity. Christianity 'freed men from the overwhelming burden of ever thinking that their salvation will ultimately come from the political order', writes Fr. James Schall, S.J. Modernity, on the other hand, is a perversion of Christianity, which tries to achieve man's salvation in this world. It does this by politicizing everything, which results in the absolute state: 'The distance from the City of God to the Leviathan is not at all far once the City of God is relocated on earth.' The best defense against this tyranny is 'the adequate description of the highest things, of what is beyond politics'"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The politics of heaven and hell |
| ISBN: | 9781642291391 |
| 1-64229-139-0 | |
| 9781621643531 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822814503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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