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<journal-id>1657-8953</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Civilizar Ciencias Sociales y Humanas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Civilizar]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1657-8953</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Sergio Arboleda]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1657-89532021000100113</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22518/jour.ccsh/2021.1a09</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Modern democracy as a divinization of man in Nicolás Gómez Dávila]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La democracia moderna como divinización del hombre en Nicolás Gómez Dávila]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez Rodas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>40</numero>
<fpage>113</fpage>
<lpage>124</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1657-89532021000100113&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1657-89532021000100113&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1657-89532021000100113&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract As a result of a research on political philosophy and political theology, this article explores the idea of Colombian thinker Nicolás Gómez Dávila according to which all politics implies theology and, specifically, modern democracy consists, fundamentally, in the divinization of a man who proclaims himself sovereign in the metaphysical, ethical, political and legal fields. Based on the interpretation of the work by Gómez Davila and the dialogue with authors specialized in political and legal theology, such as Alvear, Guardini, Jonas, Schmitt, and Voegelin, the main arguments of his theological understanding of modern democracy will be studied from the concept of religious analysis. First, this paper will present a brief biographical sketch of Gómez Dávila. Afterwards, it will explain the relation that, according to Gómez, exists between gnosis and the Enlightenment. A third moment will address the idea of democracy as an anthropotheistic creed. Finally, the main conclusions resulting from this research will be presented.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Como resultado de una investigación sobre filosofía política y teología política, el presente artículo se propone explorar la idea del pensador colombiano Nicolás Gómez Dávila según la cual toda política implica una teología y, de modo específico, la democracia moderna consiste, fundamentalmente, en la divinización del hombre que se autoproclama soberano en el ámbito metafísico, ético, político y jurídico. Con base en la interpretación de su obra y el diálogo con autores dedicados a la teología política y jurídica, como Alvear, Guardini, Jonas, Schmitt y Voegelin, se analizarán los principales argumentos de Gómez en su comprensión teológica de la democracia moderna a partir de su concepto de análisis religioso. En primer lugar, se ofrecerá un breve esbozo biográfico de Gómez. Posteriormente, se explicará la relación que, según este pensador, existe entre gnosis e Ilustración. En un tercer momento se desarrollará la idea de la democracia moderna como credo antropoteísta. Finalmente, se presentarán las principales conclusiones de esta investigación.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Democracy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[modern history]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[theology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[man]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[political philosophy.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Democracia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[historia moderna]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[teología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hombre]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[filosofía política.]]></kwd>
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