You still haven't told me what you think his "article of faith" is. Or which of his 30+ books you've read. Sounds to me like you made a quick stop at Wikipedia; and the article about Vöegelin over there was obviously written by someone suffering from a profound case of anoia.
Dear Betty,
Your response is a surprise. I didn't expect derision from someone like yourself. I do not, and did not, refer to Wikipedia
Your claim that Vöegelin follows the Socratic-Platonic model is faulty on its face. I know that it is popular for Voegelinists to make the claim, but in fact Voegelin owes more to Rousseau than Plato. It is true he didn't develop a system, but that is a failing and not a virtue. When you cite his "30 books" you commit the logical fallacy of appeal to authority.