ABSTRACT
This chapter surveys different Christian perspectives on civic virtue, starting with St. Augustine and then moving to the late medieval thinker St. Thomas Aquinas. The chapter concludes with a discussion of Reformation Christianity, including Martin Luther and John Calvin. Common to all views of Christianity discussed is acceptance of the importance of Christian religious institutions to the welfare of individuals in society. Different views of Christianity are reviewed in the context of developing the different conceptions of civic virtue, as well as the implications of these different approaches to Christianity for civil society.
