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<p><P>A brilliant account of religion's role in the political thinking of the West, from the Enlightenment to the close of World War II.<P>The wish to bring political life under God's authority is nothing new, and it's clear that today religious passions are again driving world politics, confounding expectations of a secular future. In this major book, Mark Lilla reveals the sources of this age-old quest-and its surprising role in shaping Western thought. Making us look deeper into our beliefs about religion, politics, and the fate of civilizations, Lilla reminds us of the modern West's unique trajectory and how to remain on it. Illuminating and challenging, <b>The Stillborn God</b> is a watershed in the history of ideas.</p> <h3>The New York Times - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein</h3> <p>One can read Lilla's story and draw precisely the opposite normative conclusions from the ones he asks us to draw: that the West's experimental testing and retesting of political theology, trying to see if there is any safe way of mixing politics and religion, has delivered an answer from which all may learn. Separating church and state works; mixing them tends toward disaster. But draw what normativ

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Author

Mark Lilla

Publisher

New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781400079131

Category

religious

Subjects

Political Science, Christian, Religion

Rating

3.54 / 5 (188 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14