Amor Mundi and Overcoming Modern World Alienation

Amor mundi, love of the world, is vital to democracy and public happiness, and also to the Earth and the environment. But it has been largely lost in modern society. What is it? How was it lost? Can it be recovered? This volume argues that it can-and should be-recovered, and such as ramifications for Christian political ethics.

List of contents

INTRODUCTION
I. COSMIC LOVE OR LOVING THE LIVING COSMOS
II. THE RISE OF SCIENCE, THE DEATH OF THE COSMOS, AND THE DECLINE OF
III. ARENDT AND AMOR MUNDI: WHAT IS WORLD?
IV. ARENDT AND AMOR MUNDI: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LOVE THE WORLD?
V. LOVE OF THE EARTH IN NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
VI. OVERCOMING THE MODERN JUGGERNAUT
CONCLUSIONS: LOVE THE WORLD!
REFERENCES CITED
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

About the author

Justin Pack is lecturer at CSU Stanislaus.

Summary

Amor mundi, love of the world, is vital to democracy and public happiness, and also to the Earth and the environment. But it has been largely lost in modern society. What is it? How was it lost? Can it be recovered? This volume argues that it can—and should be—recovered, and such as ramifications for Christian political ethics.

Product details

• Authors: Justin Pack
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781498591348
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9134-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Religion and Science as a Critical Discourse; Religion and Science as a Crit
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Political structures: democracy