Christianity as a Theocratic Society in Rosmini's Philosophy of Law

Abstract

In the conception of Christianity and its image as a theocratic society, as described by Rosmini in his Philosophy of Law, the main thoughts of Roveretans converge. Theocratic society is no more than the society of mankind, but in a state of perfection. From an ontological analysis of man, Rosmini leads us to see how man is “founded on high” and, therefore, so is the society of mankind, which, through the mediation of Christ, becomes the Church, which, increases its degrees of perfection according to its adherence to the divine archetype.