The Promise Of History: Essays in the Political Philosophy (Publications of the European University Institute, Series C: Political&Social Sci, Vol 2)

The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems– both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series. Table of Contents Introduction: Politics and History Modernity and History I: What is Modernity? Modernity and History II: On the Edge of Modernity? From Feudalism to Capitalism: History and Politics in the Scottish Enlightenment Political Eschatology and Soteriological Nationalism in Nineteenth Century Germany Liberalism and Historicism: Benedetto Croce and the Political Role of Idealism in Modern Italy 1890-1952 Political Reality and History in the Work of Eric Voegelin History, Politics and the Sense of Sin: The Case of Reinhold Niebuhr The Future and Catastrophe: The Concept of History in Italian Futurism Biographical Sketches of the Authors Digitised version produced by the EUI Library and made available online in Open Access in 2021 for research or private study purposes The idea that we are 'modern' dates back some fifteen centuries in European history.