Leo Strauss and the politics of biblical religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3943455 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grant Havers (Trinity Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 353-363 |
| Publication date | 2001-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000842980103000307 |
| OpenAlex | W2086715801 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Leo Strauss was one of the few political philosophers of the twentieth century to study the relation between faith and political philosophy. Yet Strauss's notoriously esoteric style has led scholars to wildly diverse interpretations of his views: his defenders believe that Strauss supports biblical religion as an instrument of truth and morality, while his critics contend that he opposes biblical religion for its biases while appreciating its political usefulness. I shall argue that Strauss is deeply opposed to the doctrines and political usage of biblical religion. For biblical doctrines clash with his theory of natural right, the latter being the basis of political stability, according to Strauss
Art · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Faith · Literature · Morality · Natural (archaeology · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Relation (database · Style (visual arts · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |