{"product_id":"beyond-secular-order-9781118825235","title":"Beyond Secular Order","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Secular Order\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of a two-volume work that expands upon renowned theologian John Milbank's innovative attempt to understand both theology and modern thought begun in his previously published classic text \u003ci\u003eTheology and Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContinues Milbank's innovative attempt to understand both theology and modern thought begun in \u003ci\u003eTheology and Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e  considered a classic work in the development of systematic theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthored by one of the world's most influential and highly regarded contemporary theologians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a sweep of ideas and thinkers to argue that modern secularism is a form of Christian heresy that developed from the Middle Ages and can only be overcome by a renewed account of Christendom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how this heresy can be transformed into a richer blend of religion, modernity and politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how there is a fundamental homology between modern ideas about ontology and knowledge and m\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers familiar with Milbank’s work will appreciate his focused prose while extensive footnotes referencing his previous work provide background information for others.”  (\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 7 December 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“…Interesting, creative, suggestive, and beguiling… [Milbank] is fearless in his cross-examination of modern secularist assumptions about the autonomy of philosophy and its much-heralded liberation from theology’s apron strings.”  (\u003ci\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 24 August 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Such a vision is partial and imperfect, but it’s a signpost that, as we continue to watch modern metaphysics and politics develop, will be an important critical and constructive dialogue partner for a long time to come.”  (\u003ci\u003eMockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e, 14 February 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface: The Hidden Dimension of Humanity 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSequence on Modern Ontology 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1 From Theology to Philosophy 19\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e2 The Four Pillars of Modern Philosophy 28\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e3 Modern Philosophy: A Theological Critique 49\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e4 Analogy versus Univocity 50\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e5 Identity versus Representation 57\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e6 Intentionality and Embodiment 66\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e7 Intentionality and Self hood 72\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e8 Reason and the Incarnation of the Logos 77\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e9 The Passivity of Modern Reason 81\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e10 The Baroque Simulation of Cosmic Order 86\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e11 Deconstructed Representation and Beyond 88\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e12 Passivity and Concursus 99\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e13 Representation in Philosophy 106\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e14 Actualism versus Possibilism 108\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e15 Influence versus Concurrence 112\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e16 Transition 113\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSequence on Political Ontology 114\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1 Cosmos, Law and Morality 114\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e2 Metaphysics and Modern Politics 128\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e3 The Fate of the Rational Animal 137\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e4 The Irony of Representation 142\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e5 On Legal Concurrence 152\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e6 The Fate of the Social Animal 154\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e7 Representation and Mixed Government 170\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e8 Bureaucracy and the Formal Distinction 176\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e9 Form, Matter and Contract 177\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e10 The Antiquity of Historicism 184\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e11 The Sovereignty of the Artist 189\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e12 Eucharistic Creativity and Political Power 195\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e13 The Conundrum of Kingship 198\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e14 The Truth of Political Fiction 206\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e15 The Two Rival Constructions 208\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e16 Creativity and Mixed Government 211\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e17 Christological Constitutionalism 214\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e18 The Fate of the Fabricating Animal 218\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e19 The Fate of the Beast-Angel 220\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e20 The Death of Charity 225\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e21 Augustine’s Three Cities 228\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e22 Church as Cosmopolis 236\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e23 Aquinas and Kingship 240\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e24 The Theology of Ruling 247\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e25 The Ecumenico-Political Problem 254\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e26 Supernatural Charity and Global Order 257\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e27 Socialism Beyond the Left 261\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e28 Critique of All Materialisms 264\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 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