Toward an Augustinian Politics
Exploring Augustine's comments on political life, one may tease out three interpretive schemes within his writings. One is a defense of the political viability of the Christian ethic-and of the norms of justice which it shares with classical culture and the Roman political ethos. Another is a &...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1988
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1988, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 87-108 |
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| Summary: | Exploring Augustine's comments on political life, one may tease out three interpretive schemes within his writings. One is a defense of the political viability of the Christian ethic-and of the norms of justice which it shares with classical culture and the Roman political ethos. Another is a "realistic" interest in describing the disordered affections of sinful humanity and the political processes by which these are harnessed in collective ways. A third looks at the willing of ends, enabling Augustine both to envisage the final values of the city of God and to affirm the proximate values of the earthly city. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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