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ix Contents Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xv 1. Republicanism and Religion: Some Contextual Considerations 1 2. Foundations of American Liberty and Rule of Law 53 3. Education and the American Founding 75 4. Americanism: The Question of Community in Politics 105 5. Carrying Coals to Newcastle: Voegelin and Christianity 114 6. Medieval Rationalism or Mystic Philosophy? The Strauss-Voegelin Debate 121 7. Gnosticism and Modernity 145 8. The Spirit of Voegelin’s Late Work 155 9. Truth and the Experience of Epoch in History 182 Bibliographical Appendix 209 Index 213 ...

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