Ranieri, John J.,  1956- <br/><br/>
Disturbing revelation  Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, and the Bible /  [electronic resource] : 
John J. Ranieri. 
 - Columbia :  University of Missouri Press,  c2009. 
 - 1 online resource (ix, 272 p.) 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-266) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826271969 (electronic bk.) 0826271960 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Strauss, Leo.<br/>Voegelin, Eric, 1901-1985. <br/>Girard, René, 1923- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and politics.<br/>Violence--Religious aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL65.P7  / R36 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>220.6092/2