God at the center of political theory

Abstract

What is the point, for a Christian, of thinking of God when it comes to politics? The reflection from the 21st century has much to review in this regard, although we live in a time that tends to secularization. This article refers to several themes of medieval political thought whose authors demonstrated a remarkable originality, in the approach they proposed and in the solution they were given. According to medieval philosophy, they put God at the center of their inquiries, but that does not mean that God was the explanation, much less the justification of political institutions, but rather, an inspiring reference point for those who decided to expand their vision. in the multiplicity of orders in which men live. And in this field, fully human, it is men who develop complex social processes, legally and politically, inspired by God or not, as will be seen in Tomás de Aquino, Duns Escoto and Francisco Suárez.