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The essay argues that the political argument concerning the decoupling of democracy & liberalism that Sheldon Wolin makes in both editions of Politics & Vision (1960 & 2004) significantly depend on the historical argument Henri Cardinal de Lubac made in his 1944 book Corpus Mysticum: Eucharist & the Church in the Middle Ages. Such a claim for the importance of this dependence is intended to deepen our understanding of the significance of both Wolin & de Lubac for contemporary debates about religion & democracy. To this end, the essay has two proximate goals: (1) by displaying Wolin's use of de Lubac's arguments concerning the shifting use of the term corpus mysticum, we will have a richer theological understanding of his complex criticisms of liberal democracy; & (2) in the midst of claims to uncertainty about the political implications of de Lubac's thought, we will have before us some of the conclusions that one political theorist came to after considering de Lubac's argument in Corpus Mysticum. The essay will first state Henri de Lubac's argument in Corpus Mysticum in order to examine Wolin's use of the mystical theme in the political narrative he tells, & to help us better assess forms of political mysticism. Second, the essay will consider the theological implications of Wolin's political argument concerning his most recent work on the "fugitive" nature of democracy by comparing it with de Lubac's understanding of the Eucharist & the Church on pilgrimage to the City of God. In conclusion, the relationship between Wolin's work on fugitive democracy & de Lubac's on the corpus mysticum will stress the importance of Wolin's negative claims, & the need for de Lubac's view of time & community. Adapted from the source document.

Despite Augustine's reputation as the father of Christian intolerance, one finds in his thought the surprising claim that within non-Christian writings there are 'some truths in regard even to the worship of the One God.' The essays here uncover provocative points of comparison and similarity between Christianity and other religions to further such an Augustinian dialogue