Reinhold Niebuhr and Augustinian realism in International Relations: Archeological findings from the postsecular turn in the discipline
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International Relations Theory, post-secularism, realism, Augustine of Hippo, Reinhold NiebuhrCopyright (c) 2019 Relaciones Internacionales
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Abstract
The influence of religious ideas on the International Relations Theory has not been explored due to the secularist and scientific trends of the discipline. However, under the post-secular turn, some theorists have begun to revisiting the modern secularist paradigm as well as reconsidering the origin and development of International Relations Theory. Within this framework, the article explains the influence of Saint Augustine’s thought on the origins of the Realist school of International Relations. It studies how and when the Augustinian ideas arrived in classical realism through a new reading of his concepts of human nature, history and order. Likewise, the article analyses the influence of Augustinian ideas on the “hopeful realism” developed by Reinhold Niebuhr, who is recognized as the father of realists in International Relations.
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