Heinrich Meier is Director of the Carl Friedrich von Seimens Foundation in Munich and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Munich. The author of seven books, including Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss: The Hidden Dialogue and The Lesson of Carl Schmitt: Four Chapters on the Distinction between Political Theology and Political Philosophy , he is also the editor of Leo Strauss's collected writings. In 1997 he received the Peregrinus Prize from the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in recognition of outstanding work in the humanities and in 2005 was awarded the Leibniz Medal at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences.
Preface to the American edition
Part I. The Theologico-Political Problem: 1. The theologico-political problem
2. On the genealogy of faith in Revelation
3. Death as God: a note on Martin Heidegger
Part II. The History of Philosophy and the Intention of the Philosopher: Reflections on Leo Strauss
Part III. What is Political Theology?
Part IV. Why Political Philosophy?: Appendix: two unpublished lectures by Leo Strauss
1. The living issues of German postwar philosophy (1940)
2. Reason and revelation (1948).
