On the 'Meaning' of Politics by Christos Yannaras Hardcover Book

Description: On the 'Meaning' of Politics by Christos Yannaras, Jonathan Cole This book offers a concise, yet provocative, summation of Christos Yannaras long reflection on the meaning of politics. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book offers a concise, yet provocative, summation of Christos Yannaras long reflection on the meaning of politics. It provides vital clarification on Yannaras conception and understanding of politics and his interpretation of its historical development in the Western and Eastern theological/civilisational traditions. The book critiques the Western (Christian) tradition of political thought and praxis, namely its individualistic epistemology, its utilitarian political organisation, its obsession with rationalistic efficiency, and its religionized Christianity with all the destructive ideologies flowing therefrom. It aims to recover and counterpose a Greco-Christian conception and practice of politics based on communion, the ecclesia, truth as a collective and common contest or struggle to discover, reveal and manifest cosmic reality and an ontological vision of humans living in harmony with the ornamental order of the universe. With a foreword by Rowan Williams, this is a highly original and significant meditation on the meaning of politics that will be of interest to both political theologians and political philosophers. Author Biography Christos Yannaras is Professor Emeritus at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens, Greece.Jonathan Cole is Assistant Director of the Centre for Religion, Ethics and Society at Charles Sturt University in Canberra, Australia. Table of Contents ForewordIntroductionTranslators noteAcknowledgements1. Reverence and justice2. Necessity and freedom3. Forms of organized co-existence4. Cohesion through coercion5. Leitourgimas degeneration into office6. Ratio dethrones authority7. The desire for "salvation" dethrones ratio8. The Ecclesia and religion: incompatible modes of existence9. When truth becomes the priority10. Politics: contest or art?11. Shared need as shared truth12. The pre-political character of freedom13. The alignment of the ecclesia of the demos and the ecclesia of the believers14. The exercise of authority as responsible service15. The common roots of democracy, community, and the parish16. The political consequences of the Ecclesias religionization17. Religious totalitarianism18. Ideology: the alienation of truth into accuracy19. Societas: the alienation of communion into a partnership20. Religious "salvation" and political individualism21. Materialistic and idealistic utilitarianism22. Politics is not the aim of the Ecclesia; The Ecclesia itself is the aim of politics23. Augustine is Europe24. Political forms of religious individualism25. The Ecclesias alienation in confessionalism26. A Trinitarian archetype of politics27. Comprehension is not knowledge Details ISBN1032493143 Author Jonathan Cole Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Transforming Political Theologies Year 2023 Translator Jonathan Cole ISBN-13 9781032493145 Format Hardcover Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2023-07-26 NZ Release Date 2023-07-26 DEWEY 320.011 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 84 Publication Date 2023-08-03 UK Release Date 2023-08-03 Imprint Routledge ISBN-10 1032493143 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159941252;

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