Christians as Political Animals: Taking the Measure of Modernity and Modern Democracy

by Marc D. Guerra

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193385992X
• ISBN13: 9781933859927
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"

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America's Leading Theologian

...has written the best account ever of the relationship between Christian theology and political philosophy. Guerra doesn't stop with the allegedly invincible tension between reason and revelation. He goes on to show that the Christian account of who we are is more personal and so more reasonable than the classical tendency to identify being human with the mind. He's included a penetrating but very accessible introduction to the thought of Leo Strauss and fine appreciation of the Straussian theologian Ernest Fortin. He's also identified, with great sensitivity, the the original, Catholic contribution of James Schall. Most of all, Guerra has shown that the true Christian is an Augustinian and more, because the truth about who we are includes political responsibility. This book is clearly written and is a real page turner.