Between Politics and Religion – In Search of the Golden Mean

Between Politics and Religion – In Search of the Golden Mean

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The author undertakes the problem of the identity of Western civilization in the light of a correlation between politics and religion.First, he traces the theoretical debates about the mutual correspondence of politics and religion in ancient Greece.Following two extreme errors depicted by Sophocles in his “Antigone,” and by Plato in his “Apology of Socrates,” he infers that the “Golden Mean” is necessary in resolving the problem of politics and religion.

Then, he examines the underlying errors put forward in the history.His Sneakers for Men - Grey - Canvas Mesh Athletic Running Shoes investigations show the erroneousness of endowing either politics or religion with sovereign status in culture.There is always a conflict between politics and religion unless man regains his own sovereignty from them.

Ultimately the author arrives at the conclusion that the “Golden Mean” correlating politics and religion distinctly strengthens the identity of the Western Civilization, and bilstein shocks jeep xj consists in respecting all real and universal parameters of human person life, such as cognition, freedom (and responsibility), love, agency in law, ontological sovereignty, and religious dignity.