Radical Democracy and Political Theology
Jeffrey Robbins maintains throughout this important work that the ideal of liberal democracy so prominent in the modernist era is failing badly as we enter a postmodern reality, primarily because liberal democracy is so easily put into the service of international economic power. The solution to thi...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Review |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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A journal of church and state
Année: 2013, Volume: 55, Numéro: 1, Pages: 140-142 |
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| Résumé: | Jeffrey Robbins maintains throughout this important work that the ideal of liberal democracy so prominent in the modernist era is failing badly as we enter a postmodern reality, primarily because liberal democracy is so easily put into the service of international economic power. The solution to this problem, in his view, is “more democracy,” not less, and the specific focus of the greater freedom will be on religion. The original inspiration for Robbins is the work on political theology by German theologian Carl Schmitt. Given the latter's endorsement of theological sovereignty, however, and his ultimate commitment to Nazi ideology, Schmitt is really more of a foil, providing examples of theoretical positions as well as a practical turn to be avoided. |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/css126 |