A Slice of Pie for the Pietists
Kevin O'Brien2017-04-07T00:23:25-05:00In his essay "Democracy and Industrial Society", Eric Voegelin (alluding to Ernest Renan) speaks of three foundational elements in Western society: Hellenistic Philosophy, Jewish-Christian Religion and Roman Administrative Order. In shorthand, this means our society has the constituitive elements of Reason (studium, the School) Revelation (sacerdotium, the Church, priests) Power (imperium, the administration of justice [...]