Companion Literature for the Study of Eric Voegelin

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Emberley, Peter, and Barry Cooper (editors), Faith and Political Philosophy: The Correspondence Between Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin, 1934-1964, Pennsylvania State University Press 1993.
There is a review of this book in the "Voegelin Research News", Volume I, No. 3, April 1995.

Federici, Michael P., Eric Voegelin: The Restoration of Order, ISI Books 2002.

Franz, Michael, Eric Voegelin and the Politics of Spiritual Revolt: The Roots of Modern Ideology, Louisisana State University Press 1992.

Havard, William C., The Recovery of Political Theory, Louisisana State University Press 1984.

Heilke, Thomas W., Voegelin on the Idea of Race: An Analysis of Modern European Racism, Louisisana State University Press 1990.

Hughes, Glenn (editor), The Politics of the Soul: Eric Voegelin on Religious Experience, Rowman & Littlefield 1999.

Keulman, Kenneth The Balance of Consciousness: Eric Voegelin's Political Theory

Lawrence, Fred (editor), The Beginning and the Beyond: Papers from the Gadamer and Voegelin Conferences, Supplementary Issue of Lonergan Workshop Volume 4, Scholars Press 1984.

McAllister, Ted V., Revolt Against Modernity: Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, and the Search for a Postliberal Order, University Press of Kansas 1995.

Sandoz, Ellis The Voegelinian Revolution: A Biographical Introduction, second edition, Transaction Publishers 2000.

Sandoz, Ellis The Politics of Truth and Other Untimely Essays, University of Missouri Press 1999.

Sandoz, Ellis (editor), Eric Voegelin's Thought: A Critical Appraisal, Duke University Press 1982.

Sandoz, Ellis (editor), Eric Voegelin's Significance for the Modern Mind, Louisisana State University Press 1991.

Wagner, Helmut R., Alfred Schutz: An Intellectual Biography, University of Chicago Press 1983.

There is a chapter on Voegelin in this biography of his long-time friend and correspondent. (I've also seen his name spelled Schütz and Schuetz).

Walsh, David, After Ideology: Recovering the Spiritual Foundations of Freedom, Harper Collins 1990.

Webb, Eugene, Eric Voegelin: Philosopher of History, University of Washington Press 1981.


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