The Augustinian alternative : religious scepticism and the search for a liberal politics /

This book's central claim is that a close reading of Augustine's epistemology can help political theologians develop affirmative accounts of political liberalism. This claim is set in a scholarly context that is profoundly hostile to constructive theological readings of liberal culture. As...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wood, Benjamin J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2017]
Colección:Emerging scholars.
Temas:
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430.
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430
Skepticism.
Liberalism.
Liberalism > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Free enterprise.
Scepticisme.
Libéralisme.
Libéralisme > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
liberalism.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Free enterprise
Liberalism
Liberalism > Religious aspects > Christianity
Skepticism
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Political liberalism and its theological opponents
  • 2. Political liberalism and the possibilities of Augustinian skepticism
  • 3. The liberal state : an Augustinian defense
  • 4. Montaigne and the notion of "the secular": an alternative to radical orthodoxy
  • 5. Obeying, believing, and rebelling : Montaigne's theology as liberal Christian politics
  • 6. Contemporary political landscapes : Augustine against neoliberalism
  • Conclusion : Augustinian epistemology and the prospect of Christian liberalism.

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