Beyond Secular Order

Beyond Secular Order is the first of a two-volume work that expands upon renowned theologian John Milbanks innovative attempt to understand both theology and modern thought begun in his previously published classic text Theology and Social Theory. Continues Milbanks 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 worlds 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