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Disturbing revelation [electronic resource] : Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, and the Bible / John J. Ranieri.

By: Publication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2009.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 272 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780826271969 (electronic bk.)
  • 0826271960 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Disturbing revelation.DDC classification:
  • 220.6092/2 22
LOC classification:
  • BL65.P7 R36 2009eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Beyond "scripture" : The quest for biblical origins -- Transcendence and imbalance : The ambiguous legacy of the Bible -- Athens versus Jerusalem -- Metastasis and modernity -- The triumph of the biblical orientation -- Conclusion: The Bible, philosophy, and violence.
Summary: "Ranieri shows how Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin drew on biblical texts in their philosophies to explore the relationship between religion, politics, and violence while maintaining a deep ambivalence about the Bible's vision of life and its influence on politics and finally compares their thought with that of René Girard"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-266) and index.

"Ranieri shows how Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin drew on biblical texts in their philosophies to explore the relationship between religion, politics, and violence while maintaining a deep ambivalence about the Bible's vision of life and its influence on politics and finally compares their thought with that of René Girard"--Provided by publisher.

Beyond "scripture" : The quest for biblical origins -- Transcendence and imbalance : The ambiguous legacy of the Bible -- Athens versus Jerusalem -- Metastasis and modernity -- The triumph of the biblical orientation -- Conclusion: The Bible, philosophy, and violence.

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