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Piety and Humanity: Essays on Religion in Early Modern Political Philosophy
(Edited By Douglas Kries)
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paperback. The nature of the relationship between early modern political philosophy and revealed religion has been much debated. The contributors to this volume argue that the relationship is one of dissonance rather than accord. Editor(s): Kries, Douglas. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
The nature of the relationship between early modern political philosophy and revealed religion has been much debated. The contributors to Piety and Humanity argue that this relationship is one of dissonance rather than concord. They claim that the early modern political philosophers found revealed religion—especially Christianity—to be a threat to the modern political project, and that these philosophers therefore attempted to transform revealed religion so that it would be less of a threat, and possibly even an aid. Each essay is devoted to a particular work by a single political philosopher; the thinkers and works discussed include Machiavelli's ... Read more
The nature of the relationship between early modern political philosophy and revealed religion has been much debated. The contributors to Piety and Humanity argue that this relationship is one of dissonance rather than concord. They claim that the early modern political philosophers found revealed religion—especially Christianity—to be a threat to the modern political project, and that these philosophers therefore attempted to transform revealed religion so that it would be less of a threat, and possibly even an aid. Each essay is devoted to a particular work by a single political philosopher; the thinkers and works discussed include Machiavelli's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847686193
SKU
KSG0034611
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99-1
About (Edited By Douglas Kries)
Douglas Kries is associate professor of philosophy at Gonzaga University. He is the co-translator and co-editor of Augustine: Political Writings, and his articles have appeared in Review of Politics, Thomist, and Proceedings of the Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Conference.
Reviews for Piety and Humanity: Essays on Religion in Early Modern Political Philosophy
A provocative introduction for a clearer understanding of what was involved in making Christianity politically friendly. The contributors have unearthed important philosophical and political assumptions of nascent modernity that help explain what was lost and what was gained in the radical transformation of Christianity. This is an important contribution to understanding present day culture wars.
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