Return to Order: Study Guide
Author: John Horvat II
Date: 2017-07-19T05:00:00+00:00
Keywords: Commentary & Opinion; Political Economy; Social Philosophy; Philosophy; Politics & Social Sciences; Politics & Government; Reference
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Table of Contents

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Introduction To This Study Guide

Introduction: Back On Course

Part I: The Long Brewing Storm (Chapters 1–17)

Chapter 1 | The Dominant American Model: A Cooperative Union

Chapter 2 | Why This Model Failed: A Frenetic Intemperance

Chapter 3 | The Industrial Revolution: A Defining Point For Frenetic Intemperance

Chapter 4 | The Drive To Gigantism

Chapter 5 | The Paradox Of Mass Standardization

Chapter 6 | Breaking Down Barriers

Chapter 7 | Interdependence And Complexity

Chapters 8 & 9 | Unraveling A Way Of Life & The Frustrations Of Technology

Chapter 10 | The Consequences Of The Abuse Of Technology

Chapter 11 | The Implosion Of Individualism

Chapter 12 | Postmodern Individualism: Splitting The Atom

Chapter 13 | The Exhaustion Of Materialism

Chapter 14 | The Absence Of The Sublime

Chapter 15 | The Rule Of Money

Chapter 16 | Rejecting False Alternatives At The Crossroads

Chapter 17 | Returning To An Economy Without Frenetic Intemperance

Part II: The Road Ahead: A Return to Order (Chapters 18–20)

Chapter 18 | A Salvific Debate: Becoming A Nation, Becoming A People

Chapter 19 | Preliminary Objections: Can Medieval Economy Be A Solution?

Chapter 20 | What Might Have Been, What Could Still Be

Part III: Foundations of an Organic Order (Chapters 21–24)

Chapter 21 | Organic Society: An Unknown Ideal

Chapter 22 | Organic Remedies And Upright Spontaneity

Chapter 23 | A Virtuous Order

Chapter 24 | A Providential Order

Part IV: The Heart and Soul of Economy (Chapters 25–31)

Chapter 25 | Reviving The Heart And Soul Of An Economy

Chapter 26 | Autonomy, Authority, Vital Flux, And Subsidiarity

Chapter 27 | The Spirit Of The Family

Chapter 28 | The Misunderstood Feudal Bond

Chapter 29 | A Nation Of Heroes

Chapter 30 | A True Idea Of The Christian State

Chapter 31 | The Role Of The Church

Part V: A Passion for Justice (Chapters 32–37)

Chapter 32 | An Organic Economic Order: A Passion For Justice

Chapter 33 | “Finding” Law Once Again

Chapter 34 | The Two Tribunals

Chapter 35 | The Matter Of Money

Chapter 36 | Money And Credit

Chapter 37 | The Backing Of Money

Part VI: A Corresponding Temperance (Chapters 38–45)

Chapter 38 | A Different Set Of Values

Chapter 39 | Tending Towards Self-Sufficiency

Chapter 40 | Protective Trade And Free Markets

Chapter 41 | The Restoration Of Dependency

Chapter 42 | Addressing Production And Standardization

Chapter 43 | A Proportional Scale Economy

Chapter 44 | A Missing Fortitude

Chapter 45 | Setting The Stage

Part VII: The Search for Meaning (Chapters 46–51)

Chapter 46 | Returning To The Wellspring

Chapter 47 | The Quest For The Sublime

Chapter 48 | When Men Dream

Chapter 49 | A “Way Of The Cross” Society

Chapter 50 | The Secret Of The Middle Ages

Chapter 51 | Applying The Principles Of This Book

Grand Return Home

Conclusion For The Study Guide