Ernest Fortin possesses that rare combination, found only in the greatest thinkers, of both immense learning and a playful intellect. His essays are grounded, but not confined, in tradition; they are scholarly, but not pedantic. They are eloquent testimony to the eros of the mind.
- Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard University, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See,
In Volume Two of Ernest Fortin: Collected Essays, Fortin deals with the relationship between religion and civil society in a Christian context: that of an essentially nonpolitical but by no means entirely otherwordly religion, many of whose teachings were thought to be fundamentally at odds with the duties of citizenship. Sections focus upon Augustine and Aquinas, on Christianity and politics; natural law, natural rights, and social justice; and Leo Strauss and the revival of classical political philosophy. Fortin's treatment of these and related themes betrays a keen awareness of one of the significant intellectual events of our time: the recovery of political philosophy as a legitimate academic discipline.
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The second volume of collected essays by Ernest Fortin deals with the relationship between religion and civil society in a Christian context. Sections include natural law, natural rights and social justice and Augustine and Aquinas on Christianity and politics.
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ISBN
9780847682775
Published
1996-11-07
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight
608 gr
Height
226 mm
Width
148 mm
Thickness
33 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
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Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
390
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