<P>Foreword: The open dialogue</P><P><EM>Zdravko Planinc</EM></P><P>Introduction: Eric Voegelin's search for order, between the past and the future</P><P><I>Bernat Torres & Josep Monserrat</I></P><P>1. Eric Voegelin's reading of Plato: Discovering the soul as a source of order</P><P><I>Bernat Torres</I></P><P>2. Eric Voegelin's reading of Aristotle: Exploring a new kind of philosophy</P><I><P>Barry Cooper</P><P></I>3. Eric Voegelin's reading of Saint Augustine: Exploring the Symbolism of history and politics</P><P><I>Nicoletta Scotti Muth</I></P><P>4.Eric Voegelin's reading of Hobbes: Restoration or destruction of the eschaton?</P><P><EM>Thierry Gontier</EM></P><P>5. Eric Voegelin's readings of Max Weber: Struggling with the grip of scientistic rationalism</P><P><EM>Arpad Szakolczai</EM></P><P>6. Eric Voegelin's debate with Hans Kelsen: Struggling with political modernity</P><P><EM>Bjørn Thomassen</EM></P>