The Reverend Victor Lee Austin, (PhD), is Theologian-in-residence at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City, USA. He is the author of Christian Ethics: A Guide for the Perplexed and Up with Authority, and has written scholarly articles in political theology, ecclesiology, and social ethics, as well as a book of theological meditations on everyday life, A Priest's Journal.

‘Our postmodern era views authority as something to be grimly endured -- or simply overthrown.  Victor Austin writes against this antinomian sensibility.   His clear, accessible and convincing analysis shows how moral, political, and religious authority brings order to society and beauty to the soul.' - R. R. Reno, Department of Theology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: We Can't Get Along Without It / Chapter 2 Authority and Freedom: Social Authority / Chapter 3 Authority and Truth: Epistemic Authority / Chapter 4 Authority and Power: Political Authority / Chapter 5 Authority and God: Ecclesial Authority / Chapter 6 Authority and Error: Disputed Authority / Chapter 7 Conclusion: Authority in Paradise

The Reverend Victor Lee Austin, (PhD), is Theologian-in-residence at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City, USA. He is the author of Christian Ethics: A Guide for the Perplexed and Up with Authority, and has written scholarly articles in political theology, ecclesiology, and social ethics, as well as a book of theological meditations on everyday life, A Priest's Journal.

‘Our postmodern era views authority as something to be grimly endured -- or simply overthrown.  Victor Austin writes against this antinomian sensibility.   His clear, accessible and convincing analysis shows how moral, political, and religious authority brings order to society and beauty to the soul.' - R. R. Reno, Department of Theology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: We Can't Get Along Without It / Chapter 2 Authority and Freedom: Social Authority / Chapter 3 Authority and Truth: Epistemic Authority / Chapter 4 Authority and Power: Political Authority / Chapter 5 Authority and God: Ecclesial Authority / Chapter 6 Authority and Error: Disputed Authority / Chapter 7 Conclusion: Authority in Paradise

The Reverend Victor Lee Austin, (PhD), is Theologian-in-residence at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City, USA. He is the author of Christian Ethics: A Guide for the Perplexed and Up with Authority, and has written scholarly articles in political theology, ecclesiology, and social ethics, as well as a book of theological meditations on everyday life, A Priest's Journal.

‘Our postmodern era views authority as something to be grimly endured -- or simply overthrown.  Victor Austin writes against this antinomian sensibility.   His clear, accessible and convincing analysis shows how moral, political, and religious authority brings order to society and beauty to the soul.' - R. R. Reno, Department of Theology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: We Can't Get Along Without It / Chapter 2 Authority and Freedom: Social Authority / Chapter 3 Authority and Truth: Epistemic Authority / Chapter 4 Authority and Power: Political Authority / Chapter 5 Authority and God: Ecclesial Authority / Chapter 6 Authority and Error: Disputed Authority / Chapter 7 Conclusion: Authority in Paradise