Liberty, Wisdom, and Grace: Thomism and Democratic Political Theory

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Liberty, Wisdom, and Grace is a comprehensive survey of the Thomists' contributions to contemporary political thought as well as a detailed analysis of their approach to democracy.

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Considered as a whole, these essays provide a comprehensive survey of the political thought of recent Thomist philosophers, Jacques Maritainthe book's central figureand his colleague, Yves Simon, principally their understanding of the theory and practice of modern democracy. * Journal of Markets & Morality *
Hittinger writes with insight and style. . . . In reflecting on these 16 essays one can see the outlines of a Thomism for the democratic age. * Claremont Review of Books *
Hittinger's confrontation with the subjects of this work is so intensely personal that to read them is to be drawn into a dialogue not only with the subject matter but also with Hittinger himself. It is a bracing and rewarding experience. * Perspectives on Political Science *
This work establishes John Hittinger as one of the ost important political theorists of his generation writing from a Thomistic perspective. Standing on the shoulders of Jacques Maritain, Yves Simon, Leo Strauss, and Eric Vogelin, he establishes his own credentials as an equally sagacious social and political thinker. . . . For a Thomist theory of democratic government and its implications for education, no better text is likely to be found. * Review of Metaphysics *

Author Bio

John P. Hittinger is Provost and Academic Dean of St Mary's College of Ave Maria University. He is the editor of Reassessing the Liberal State: Reading Maritain's Man and the State (with Timothy Fuller, 2001) and Liberalism at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Contemporary Liberal Thought and its Critics (with Christopher Wolfe, Rowman and Littlefield, 1994).