TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ranieri,John J.
TI  - Disturbing revelation: Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, and the Bible 
SN  - 9780826271969 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BL65.P7 R36 2009eb
U1  - 220.6092/2 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Columbia
PB  - University of Missouri Press
KW  - Strauss, Leo.
KW  - Voegelin, Eric,
KW  - Girard, René,
KW  - Bible
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - Violence
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Description based on print version record; Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-266) and index; 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
N2  - "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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ER  -