Introduction. Tocqueville in his Time Chapter 1. Jansenism and Republicanism in France, 1648-1789 Chapter 2. Tocqueville, Jansenism, and French Political Culture, 1789-1859 Chapter 3. The Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age (I): The Politics of Providence in the Author’s Introduction to Democracy in America Chapter 4. The Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age (II): Tocqueville's Modern Republicanism and the Dogma of the Sovereignty of the People Chapter 5. The Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age (III): The Enlightened Interest of the Americans Chapter 6. The Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age (IV): The Freedom of Education and the "Twin Tolerations" in France, 1843-1850 Chapter 7. The Necessity of the Political in a Democratic Age (V): Tocqueville Antinomies, the Political Utility of Religion, and the American Double Foundation Conclusion: Building a Republic for the Moderns Bibliography