24%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Radical Democracy and Political Theology
Jeffrey Robbins
€ 103.74
€ 79.12
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Radical Democracy and Political Theology
Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1516.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231156370
SKU
V9780231156370
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jeffrey Robbins
is professor and chair of religion and philosophy at Lebanon Valley College. He is the author of Between Faith and Thought: An Essay on the Ontotheological Condition and In Search of a Non-Dogmatic Theology, the editor of After the Death of God, coeditor of The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken, and associate editor of the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory. ... Read more
Reviews for Radical Democracy and Political Theology
The work is an extremely interesting synthesis of current scholarship on political theology and radical democracy,
David McKenzie Journal of Church and State
David McKenzie Journal of Church and State