The Canon - a brief survey
IN THIS LESSON
How did medieval Christian politics define community?
What is cyclical time vs. linear time?
How does St. Augustine’s idea of the two cities address the tension between temporal and eternal authority?
What is the importance of order in the medieval Christian worldview?
Why did Machiavelli circumvent Christian politics to draw from the values of the Roman world state?
READING
Sheldon Wolin, Politics and Vision: Continuity and Innovation in Western Political Thought. “The Early Christian Era: Time and Continuity” pages 86-95 and 108-126.