The Theology of Liberal Democracy in the Light of Eric Voegelin’s Conception of Political Gnosis Cover Image

Teologia liberalnej demokracji w świetle koncepcji gnozy politycznej Erica Voegelina
The Theology of Liberal Democracy in the Light of Eric Voegelin’s Conception of Political Gnosis

Author(s): Tomasz Madras
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Theory, Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek

Summary/Abstract: ACCORDING TO ERIC Voegelin’s theory modern Gnosticism is characterized by radical immanentisation of eschatological desires of man. The vitality of the varied secular projections of self-salvation of the mankind which take a form of political doctrines is one of the consequence. The liberal-democratic system is one of such visions. However, despite the intentions of Gnostics, political beliefs retain the quasi-religious character after the rejection of transcendence, and, by Voegelin’s, liberalism is one of the manifestations of Gnosticism.

  • Issue Year: 34/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 204-222
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish
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