Democracy and Civilization (1947) is concerned with philosophy, theology and politics, with the nature of history and civilization and politics, using the approach of Christian thinking. It closely allies the political theory of democracy with the Christian ideals of man and society.
Part
1. History and Civilization Book
1. History
1. The Present Crisis
in History
2. The Quest for Meaning in History
3. The Demonic as a Force in
History
4. The Ethical Scene
5. Nemesis on Neutrality Book
2. Civilization
6.
Civilization and its Diffusion
7. Civilization: the Diffusion of Culture
8.
Civilization: the Dissemination of Values
9. The Sickness of Democracy Book
3. Politics and Ethics
10. The Ethical Conception of the State
11. Utopianism
and Politics
12. Politics and Moral Judgments Part
2. Form and Spirit Book
1.
The Search for Form
13. Civilization and the Search for Form
14. Freedom in a
Planned Society
15. The Creative Possibilities of Western Civilization
16.
The Creative Possibilities of Democracy Book
2. The Christian Understanding
of History
17. The Christian Doctrine of Man and of Human Rights
18.
Providence and the Purpose of History
19. The New Testament Interpretation of
History
20. The Interpretation of History in Contemporary Christian Thought
21. Epilogue: Of Last Things
