Beyond Secular Order is the first of a two-volume work that expands upon renowned theologian John Milbank s innovative attempt to understand both theology and modern thought begun in his previously published classic text Theology and Social Theory. Continues Milbank s innovative attempt to understand both theology and modern thought begun in Theology and Social Theory considered a classic work in the development of systematic theology Authored by one of the world s most influential and highly regarded contemporary theologians Draws on a sweep of ideas and thinkers to argue that modern secularism is a form of Christian heresy that developed from the Middle Ages and can only be overcome by a renewed account of Christendom Shows how this heresy can be transformed into a richer blend of religion, modernity and politics Reveals how there is a fundamental homology between modern ideas about ontology and knowledge and modern ideas about political action, expressed in both theory and practice

Beyond Secular Order is the first of a two-volume workthat expands upon renowned theologian John Milbank'sinnovative attempt to understand both theology and modern thoughtbegun in his previously published classic text Theology andSocial Theory.* Continues Milbank's innovative attempt to understand boththeology and modern thought begun in Theology and SocialTheory - considered a classic work in the development ofsystematic theology* Authored by one of the world's most influential andhighly regarded contemporary theologians* Draws on a sweep of ideas and thinkers to argue that modernsecularism is a form of Christian heresy that developed from theMiddle Ages and can only be overcome by a renewed account ofChristendom* Shows how this heresy can be transformed into a richer blend ofreligion, modernity and politics* Reveals how there is a fundamental homology between modernideas about ontology and knowledge and modern ideas about politicalaction, expressed in both theory and practice

Acknowledgements ixPreface: The Hidden Dimension of Humanity 1Sequence on Modern Ontology 191 From Theology to Philosophy 192 The Four Pillars of Modern Philosophy 283 Modern Philosophy: A Theological Critique 494 Analogy versus Univocity 505 Identity versus Representation 576 Intentionality and Embodiment 667 Intentionality and Self hood 728 Reason and the Incarnation of the Logos 779 The Passivity of Modern Reason 8110 The Baroque Simulation of Cosmic Order 8611 Deconstructed Representation and Beyond 8812 Passivity and Concursus 9913 Representation in Philosophy 10614 Actualism versus Possibilism 10815 Influence versus Concurrence 11216 Transition 113Sequence on Political Ontology 1141 Cosmos, Law and Morality 1142 Metaphysics and Modern Politics 1283 The Fate of the Rational Animal 1374 The Irony of Representation 1425 On Legal Concurrence 1526 The Fate of the Social Animal 1547 Representation and Mixed Government 1708 Bureaucracy and the Formal Distinction 1769 Form, Matter and Contract 17710 The Antiquity of Historicism 18411 The Sovereignty of the Artist 18912 Eucharistic Creativity and Political Power 19513 The Conundrum of Kingship 19814 The Truth of Political Fiction 20615 The Two Rival Constructions 20816 Creativity and Mixed Government 21117 Christological Constitutionalism 21418 The Fate of the Fabricating Animal 21819 The Fate of the Beast-Angel 22020 The Death of Charity 22521 Augustine's Three Cities 22822 Church as Cosmopolis 23623 Aquinas and Kingship 24024 The Theology of Ruling 24725 The Ecumenico-Political Problem 25426 Supernatural Charity and Global Order 25727 Socialism Beyond the Left 26128 Critique of All Materialisms 264Index 271