{"product_id":"beyond-secular-order-the-representation-of-being-and-the-representation-of-the-people-paperback-softback-9781118825297","title":"Beyond Secular Order; The Representation of Being and the Representation of the People (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118825297","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeyond Secular Order\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Representation of Being and the Representation of the People\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Exploratory, daring, irritating and illuminating by turns, John Milbank cannot be compared with anything else in the intellectual life of our times ... It will become the cardinal text for interpreting him and arguing with him.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver O’Donovan, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“New and exciting avenues of exploration open again and again in this richly suggestive work.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Taylor, McGill University\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In a careful and thorough canvassing of both ontological and political consequences, John Milbank displays the peculiar density which participation bestows on reality, by contrast with the binary oppositions latent in many current alternatives. By tracing everything to a free creator, Milbank confirms George Steiner’s prescient thesis in \u003ci\u003eReal Presences\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as offers extensive confirmation of his own probing inquiries since \u003ci\u003eThelogy and Social Theory.\u003c\/i\u003e Daunting in its scope yet utterly focused in what it delivers.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—David Burrell, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Milbank (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118825297, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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 modern ideas about political action, expressed in both theory and practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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 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