The Political Theology of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Reinhold Niebuhr: Essays in political theology and Christian Realism

The realism in the political theology of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Reinhold Niebuhr, is not simply a teaching in prudence, it is not in any way "pessimism," and it is not a political program or strategy for the achievement of particular political goals. It is rather a religiously inspired philosophy and a set of principles for the vicissitudes of life and politics. In addition to the main text on the Christian Realism of Augustine, Aquinas, and Niebuhr, this volume includes essays on the political theology of Martin Luther and on the Russian-Orthodox political perspective of Vladimir Soloviev, Semyon Frank, and Fyodor Tyutchev.