Crockett, Clayton, 1969-

Radical political theology religion and politics after liberalism / [electronic resource] : Clayton Crockett. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2011. - x, 202 p. - Insurrections : critical studies in religion, politics, and culture . - Insurrections. .

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.


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Religion and politics.
Political theology.


Electronic books.

BL65.P7 / C75 2011eb

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