The fifth lecture in The D'Arcy Lectures 2021 series, delivered by Revd Dr Patrick Riordan, Senior Fellow in Political Philosophy and Catholic Social Thought.
Many theologians addressing these questions of politics and the common good begin their discussion with St. Augustine’s City of God. This lecture argues that there is a trap in taking this starting point, a trap that Aquinas avoided by combining his reading of Augustine, the Theologian, with a reading of the Philosopher Aristotle. It suggests a reworking of Augustine’s analysis to retain the theological benefit of his ideas for understanding politics today.
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