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Radical political theology [electronic resource] : religion and politics after liberalism / Clayton Crockett.

By: Crockett, Clayton, 1969-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Insurrections: Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, c2011Description: x, 202 p.Subject(s): Religion and politics | Political theologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 201/.72 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction: the freedom of radical theology after the death of God -- The parallax of religion: theology and ideology -- Sovereignty and the weakness of God -- Baruch Spinoza and the potential for a radical political theology -- Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, and the theo-political problem of liberalism -- Elements for radical democracy: plasticity, equality, and governmentality -- Law beyond law: Agamben, Deleuze, and the unconscious event -- Radical theology and the event: Deleuze with Paul -- Plasticity and the future of theology: messianicity and the deconstruction of Christianity -- Conclusion: six theses on political theology.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the freedom of radical theology after the death of God -- The parallax of religion: theology and ideology -- Sovereignty and the weakness of God -- Baruch Spinoza and the potential for a radical political theology -- Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, and the theo-political problem of liberalism -- Elements for radical democracy: plasticity, equality, and governmentality -- Law beyond law: Agamben, Deleuze, and the unconscious event -- Radical theology and the event: Deleuze with Paul -- Plasticity and the future of theology: messianicity and the deconstruction of Christianity -- Conclusion: six theses on political theology.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.