In Roman Catholic Political Philosophy author James V. Schall tries to demonstrate that Roman Catholicism and political philosophy—-revelation and reason—are not contradictory. It is his contention that political philosophy, the primary focus of the book, asks certain questions about human purpose and destiny that it cannot, by itself, answer. Revelation is the natural complement to these important questions about God, human being, and the world. Schall manages to avoid polemicism or triumphalism as he shows that revelation and political thought contribute to a fuller understanding of each other.

"Here in large part is what makes Schall unique; his best friends in politics, philosophy, literature, history, and theology make his interpretation of reality sole occupant of the field. With their help he undertakes in these pages the central task of Catholic political philosophy-to spell out the true enlightenment of which Chesterton was a herald in the way he courageously faced, loudly proclaimed, and galantly challenged all the errors that ever were." - Gilbert Magazine

"Roman Catholic Political Philosophy will provide rewarding reading to any student, professor, or lay reader who is interested in the relationship between religion and philosophy, especially as this has developed within the Catholic tradition." - Review of Metaphysics

"Together with Pope John PaulII's Fides et Ratio, Father Schall eloquently reminds us that the city in which we live is limited and can never fulfil our transcendent destiny." - The British Columbian Catholic

"This book, written by the preeminent Catholic political philosopher in North America, is a brilliant inquiry into the nature and limits of political philosophy." - Fellowship Of Catholic Scholars

"Roman Catholic Political Philosophy is thus both simple and dense - simple in its startling clarity, dense in its richness of meaning, a work of great metaphysical integrity. One need not be a Catholic, much less a Christian, to grasp the importance of Roman Catholic Political Philosophy." - Claremont Review of Books

"The author holds that political philosophy is especially an area where faith and reason have, and will continue to, come together very clearly. This book is an excellent illustration of how these two ways of knowing can collaborate in an academic discipline, but also of what happens when they separate as in our own times." - The Review of Politics

"One of this book's greatest strengths is its effective synthesis of elements of Strauss with elements of Catholic and related thought....Schall's message is an important one....He is a much needed corrective to a de-sanctified world and its fragmented pursuit of knowledge." - H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online