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Political Theology - A Critical Introduction (Hardcover)
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Political Theology - A Critical Introduction (Hardcover)
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God is dead, but his presence lives on in politics. This is the
problem of political theology: the way that theological ideas find
their way into secular political institutions, particularly the
sovereign state. In this intellectual tour-de-force, leading
political theorist Saul Newman shows how political theology arose
alongside secularism, and relates to the problem of legitimising
power and authority in modernity. It is not about the power of
religion so much as about the religion of power. Examining the
current crisis of the liberal order, he argues that recent
phenomena such as the rise of populism, the renewed demand for
strong national sovereignty and the return of religious
fundamentalism may be understood through this paradigm. He
illustrates his argument through an exploration of themes such as
sovereignty, democracy, economics, technology, ecological
catastrophe, messianism and the future of radical politics,
engaging with thinkers ranging from Schmitt and Hobbes to Stirner,
Foucault, and Agamben. This book will be a crucial text for all
students, scholars and general readers interested in the meaning
and significance of political theology for political theory.
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