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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wood, Benjamin James (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Series:Emerging scholars.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Augustine, > Saint, Bishop of Hippo.
Christianity and politics.
Liberalism.
Skepticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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