Eric Voegelin Quotes
Eric Voegelin was a German-American political philosopher whose work ranged from political theology to a vast philosophy of history. After the publication of his Political Religions in 1938 made his position in Vienna untenable, he fled to the United States and spent most of his career at Louisiana State University and at Notre Dame. The quotes below are attributed to Eric Voegelin, organized by topic.
Eric Voegelin on God
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Attributed to Eric Voegelin:
“The truth of existence is the experience of the divine ground.”
Eric Voegelin on Politics
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Attributed to Eric Voegelin:
“Order in society is the reflection of order in the soul.”
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Attributed to Eric Voegelin:
“Modern Gnosticism is the attempt to immanentize the eschaton.”
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Attributed to Eric Voegelin:
“Reason itself is a force in the constitution of human community.”
Eric Voegelin on Truth
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Attributed to Eric Voegelin:
“Symbols are the means by which existential experience is communicated.”