Politics, Order and History: Essays on the Work of Eric VoegelinStephen McKnight, Glenn Hughes, Geoffrey Price This volume brings together critical review papers, many specially commissioned, on key themes and questions in the work of the political scientist, philosopher and religious thinker Eric Voegelin (1901-1985). Areas covered include: (1) Political science: 'Political Religions': manifestations in Nazi Germany and in contemporary European and North American nationalism; (2) International relations: the 'Cold War' in critical perspective; (3) Philosophy: Plato and Aristotle in the reading of Eric Voegelin: contemporary assessments; (4) Sociology: Correspondence of Voegelin and Alfred Sch++tz; (5) New Testament studies and Christology: questions and developments for Voegelin's interpretations; (6) Old Testament studies: questions and developments from Voegelin's Israel and Revelation; (7) Historical sociology: Revelation and order in axial-age societies; (8) Philosophy of history: Voegelin and Toynbee in contrast; (9) Literary studies: Voegelin in contrast with contemporary literary theory; critical readings of Milton, Greek tragedy. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
Notes on Editors and Contributors | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
DIE POLITISCHEN RELIGIONEN | 47 |
POLITICAL RELIGIONS IN A SECULAR AGE | 143 |
ORDER AND HISTORY THEMES AND VARIATIONS | 283 |
VOEGELINS IMPLICIT THEORY OF LITERARY AND MODERN CULTURAL CRITICISM | 501 |
608 | |
628 | |
Other editions - View all
Politics, Order and History: Essays on the Work of Eric Voegelin Stephen McKnight,Glenn Hughes,Geoffrey Price No preview available - 2001 |
Common terms and phrases
Alfred Schütz analysis Anamnesis apocalyptic articulation Baton Rouge become biblical Christ Christian civilizations claims compact conception consciousness cosmos Cragged Hill Critias critical dialogues Dietrich Eckart differentiation discussion divine doctrine drama Ecumenic Age Equivalences of Experience Eric Voegelin Eros essay existence experience and symbolization expression faith Freud Gnosticism Gospel and Culture historical Jesus History of Political Hitler human interpretation Israel Israel and Revelation Jewish Judaism Kabbalah Kennan literary Louisiana State University meaning ment metaxy Milton's Moby-Dick modern movement mystery National Socialist nature noetic Order and History participation Philo philosophy Planinc Plato polis Political Ideas Political Religions politischen Religionen present problem Quebec question reality relation religious Rosenberg scholars Scholem Schütz Science of Politics sense social society Socrates soul Soviet spiritual story tension Testament texts theology theoretical theory Timaeus tion tradition tragedy trans transcendence transcendental truth understanding University Press vision Volk volumes of Order writings