num_pages: 208
description: This book is an ambitious and challenging restatement of traditional political philosophy. The first of a three-volume series, Limits and Renewals , the book is concerned with the nature of political society, particularly with the errors and faulty arguments that have been used to support a"liberal modernist" view of the state and our political system. Clark argues that political modernism, which is determinedly secular and untraditional, has been a destructive influence on religion and our understanding of community living. In order to secure a decent social order, he contends, wemust rediscover our allegiance to a sacred order that is represented by, for example, family loyalties, a respect for tradition, and attention to the wider interests of the global and historical community.
language: English
title: Civil Peace and Sacred Order: Limits and Renewals 1
titlecomplete: Civil Peace and Sacred Order: Limits and Renewals 1
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Oxford University Press