{"product_id":"political-theology-a-critical-introduction-paperback-softback-9781509528400","title":"Political Theology; A Critical Introduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509528400","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitical Theology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSaul Newman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509528400, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 October 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e180 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.1 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In Saul Newman's book, the concepts of political theology and secularization illuminate each other, opening an original perspective on contemporary reality. Rather than opposites, they form a single problematic figure revolving around the enigma of sovereignty. From Marx to Schmitt, from Loewith to Blumenberg, from Habermas to Derrida - the entirety of contemporary philosophy is originally reinterpreted through the political-theological paradigm.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRoberto Esposito\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an innovative look at a subject we all thought that we understood already (but we didn’t). Newman makes a bold and original pitch to show how we turn our back on the theological at our peril.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJames Martel, San Francisco State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGod 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Politico-Theological Problem 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Max Stirner and the Ghosts of the Secular Modern 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 God Is Unconscious: Psychoanalysis and Political Theology 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Auctoritas non veritas: On the Sovereign 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Pastoral Power and Political Spirituality: Foucault and Political Theology 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Economic Theology 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Conclusion: The Politics of the Profane 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 192\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52463039873304,"sku":"9781509528400","price":14.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509528400.jpg?v=1785546466","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/political-theology-a-critical-introduction-paperback-softback-9781509528400","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}