Christians as Political Animals: Taking the Measure of Modernity and Modern Democracy
Guerra, Marc D.
ISBN 10: 193385992X ISBN 13: 9781933859927
Published by Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2010
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An insightful look at faith, reason, and the limits of modern liberty. While it is common for today’s secularists to push organized religion to the margins of politics, it is equally common for Christians to believe that modern democracy is the only type of regime compatible with their faith. But in fact, this belief cannot be squared with the long and rich tradition of Christian political thought, as Marc D. Guerra makes clear in Christians as Political Animals. Guerra shows that a problematic shift occurred when Christian thinkers began to argue that their religion received its best political articulation in democracy. Calling on thinkers ranging from Augustine and Aquinas to twentieth-century theologians and political philosophers, Guerra argues that while modern democracy and its various attendant goods should be affirmed, Christian thought must recognize the limited scope of the political realm and maintain the proper critical distance. Christians as Political Animals reminds modern democracy of a truth it is prone to forget: civil society relies on extrapolitical goods such as love, friendship, morality, and faith for its health and survival.
About the Authors:
Marc D. Guerra is the director of graduate programs in theology at Ave Maria University and the editor of the book Reason, Revelation, and Human Affairs. His essays and reviews have appeared in a wide range of journals, including First Things, Modern Age, Interpretation, Society, Logos, Religious Studies and Theology, and Perspectives on Political Science. He lives in Florida.
Marc D. Guerra is the director of graduate programs in theology at Ave Maria University and the editor of the book Reason, Revelation, and Human Affairs. His essays and reviews have appeared in a wide range of journals, including First Things, Modern Age, Interpretation, Society, Logos, Religious Studies and Theology, and Perspectives on Political Science. He lives in Florida.
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Title: Christians as Political Animals: Taking the ...
Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
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