Christian Modernism in an Age of Totalitarianism : T.S. Eliot, Karl Mannheim and the Moot (Paperback)

List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments 1 INTRODUCTION: THE MOOT AND MODERNISM Brief Overview of the Moot Political Modernism: Decadence and Revival The Moot as a Modernist Experiment The Moot, Modernism and Christianity Notes on Sources and Methodology 2 THE MOOT AND CIVILIZATIONAL CRISIS Introduction Christianity and Crisis The Moot and Crisis Conclusion 3 THE REBIRTH OF CHRISTENDOM Introduction New Beginnings Through a New Christendom Maritain's neo-Thomism, Medieval Modernism and the Moot The Influence of Jacques Maritain's True Humanism on the Moot Lessons from Medieval Christendom Planning for Freedom Conclusion: 'Programmatic Modernism', Prospects and Tensions 4 'WHY WE HATE THE GESTAPO': LIBERALISM, TOTALITARIANISM AND THE THIRD WAY Introduction The Church, Community and State Conference, and Christian Totalitarianism The Moot on Liberalism and Democracy Engaging with the Political Alternatives Conclusion 5 CONFLICTS IN LIGHT OF MODERNISM: T. S. ELIOT AND KARL MANNHEIM IN DIALOGUE Introduction Eliot and Mannheim at the Moot Common Ground Clashes on the Transformation of Culture Conclusion 6 THE MOOT AS A REVITALISATION MOVEMENT Introduction Creating a Manifesto Oldham's Councils The Formation of an Order New education, new man Channels of dissemination Revolutionary or reformist? Conclusion: The Moot's failed revolution 7 CONCLUSION Modernist interpretive framing Theoretical gains Legacy of the Moot APPENDIX: LIST OF THE MOOT MEMBERS Regular members Visitors BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX