Bonhoeffer, Schmitt, and the state of exception
In this article I examine the concept of ‘the extraordinary’ in two Bonhoeffer books, Discipleship and Ethics. Through a comparison with Carl Schmitt’s political concept of ‘the state of exception’, I draw attention to the political theology that I argue lies inherent in Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The con...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage Publ.
2013
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Pacifica
Année: 2013, Volume: 26, Numéro: 3, Pages: 246-264 |
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state of exception
B Giorgio Agamben B Dietrich Bonhoeffer B Carl Schmitt B Political Theology |
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| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | In this article I examine the concept of ‘the extraordinary’ in two Bonhoeffer books, Discipleship and Ethics. Through a comparison with Carl Schmitt’s political concept of ‘the state of exception’, I draw attention to the political theology that I argue lies inherent in Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The contemporary application of this lies in the use of Bonhoeffer and the idea of ‘exception’ in contemporary American political discourse since 9/11. I investigate the consequences of this using Giorgio Agamben’s critique that states of exceptions lead to violence without reference. I address two objections to my reading of Bonhoeffer, and the political theology that I argue arises out of Bonhoeffer’s concept of the ‘extraordinary’. |
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| ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X13502135 |