By one of the most prominent interpreters of Leo Strausss thought this bookis the first to examine the theme that Strauss considered to be key to hisentire inte... » 

By one of the most prominent interpreters of Leo Strausss thought this bookis the first to examine the theme that Strauss considered to be key to hisentire intellectual enterprise. The theologicopolitical problem refers to theconfrontation between the theological and political alternative to philosophyas a way of life. In this study Heinrich Meier clarifies the distinctionbetween political theology and political philosophy and sheds new light on theunifying center of Strauss philosophical work. «