Disturbing revelation
Subtitle: Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, and the Bible
By: John J. Ranieri.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press; University of Missouri
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780826218360
Subjects: Strauss, Leo; Voegelin, Eric, -- 1901-1985; Girard, René, -- 1923-; Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Religion and politics; Violence -- Religious aspects
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.