Radical Democracy and Political Theology (Insurrections:

Radical Democracy and Political Theology (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture)

Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote that "the people reign over the American political world like God over the universe," unwittingly casting democracy as the political instantiation of the death of God. According to Jeffrey W. Robbins, Tocqueville's assessment remains an apt observation of modern democratic power, which does not rest with a sovereign authority but operates as a diffuse social force. By linking radical democratic theory to a contemporary fascination with political theology, Robbins envisions the modern experience of democracy as a social, cultural, and political force transforming the nature of sovereign power and political authority.

Robbins joins his work with Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri's radical conception of "network power," as well as Sheldon Wolin's notion of "fugitive democracy," to fashion a political theology that captures modern democracy's social and cultural torment. This approach has profound implications not only for the nature of contemporary religious belief and practice but also for the reconceptualization of the proper relationship between religion and politics. Challenging the modern, liberal, and secular assumption of a neutral public space, Robbins conceives of a postsecular politics for contemporary society that inextricably links religion to the political.

While effectively recasting the tradition of radical theology as a political theology, this book also develops a comprehensive critique of the political theology bequeathed by Carl Schmitt. It marks an original and visionary achievement by the scholar the Journal of the American Academy of Religion hailed "one of the best commentators on religion and postmodernism."

Country	USA
Author	Jeffrey Robbins
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Jeffrey W Robbins
EAN	9780231156363
Edition	Reprint
Feature	Radical Democracy and Political Theology
ISBN	0231156367
Label	Columbia University Press
Manufacturer	Columbia University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	232
PublicationDate	2013-11-19
Publisher	Columbia University Press
Studio	Columbia University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Radical Democracy and Political Theology (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture)

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