Gary Chartier is Distinguished Professor of Law and Business Ethics at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. A theologian, philosopher, legal scholar, and political theorist, he is the author of numerous books, including Flourishing Lives (2019), Anarchy and Legal Order (2012), The Analogy of Love (2017, 2020), and Understanding Friendship (2022).

• Introduction; 1. Created diversity; 2. State authority; 3. Social order; 4. Engaging states; Conclusion.

'The deep moral intelligence, theological acuity, and relentless intellectual honesty of Chartier's argument set this book apart. And, perhaps needless to say, its challenge to Christian selfconsciousness could scarcely be more urgent at this moment.' David Bentley Hart, Collaborating Researcher, University of Notre Dame

Gary Chartier is Distinguished Professor of Law and Business Ethics at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. A theologian, philosopher, legal scholar, and political theorist, he is the author of numerous books, including Flourishing Lives (2019), Anarchy and Legal Order (2012), The Analogy of Love (2017, 2020), and Understanding Friendship (2022).

• Introduction; 1. Created diversity; 2. State authority; 3. Social order; 4. Engaging states; Conclusion.

'The deep moral intelligence, theological acuity, and relentless intellectual honesty of Chartier's argument set this book apart. And, perhaps needless to say, its challenge to Christian selfconsciousness could scarcely be more urgent at this moment.' David Bentley Hart, Collaborating Researcher, University of Notre Dame

Gary Chartier is Distinguished Professor of Law and Business Ethics at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. A theologian, philosopher, legal scholar, and political theorist, he is the author of numerous books, including Flourishing Lives (2019), Anarchy and Legal Order (2012), The Analogy of Love (2017, 2020), and Understanding Friendship (2022).

• Introduction; 1. Created diversity; 2. State authority; 3. Social order; 4. Engaging states; Conclusion.

'The deep moral intelligence, theological acuity, and relentless intellectual honesty of Chartier's argument set this book apart. And, perhaps needless to say, its challenge to Christian selfconsciousness could scarcely be more urgent at this moment.' David Bentley Hart, Collaborating Researcher, University of Notre Dame