{"product_id":"beyond-secular-order-9781118825297","title":"Beyond Secular Order","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond Secular Order 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 Theology and Social Theory.\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 “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)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here, in Beyond Secular Order, he offers a more concise systematic analysis focusing on the ontological and political dimensions of modernity. He lays bare the deep connections between metaphysical assumptions, on the one hand, and political and social implications, on the other.\" (SOPHIA 2015)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\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 271\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default 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