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Theological Tractates
Erik Peterson
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Description for Theological Tractates
Hardback. These essays, which deal with a range of theological topics, reflect the changes in Peterson's thought leading up to and resulting from his conversion from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. Translator(s): Hollerich, Michael J. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
The essays in Theological Tractates were published between 1925 and 1937, during which time Erik Peterson converted from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. They deal with a range of theological topics—from the thought of Protestant theologian Karl Barth, to liturgy, the Church in the New Testament, Christianity and Judaism, angels, martyrdom, and mysticism. Among them is Peterson's landmark essay on ancient "political theology," "Monotheism as a Political Problem," which shows how ancient writers—pagans, Jews, and Christians—justified earthly monarchy by its parallel with the monotheistic belief in one divinity in heaven. Peterson asserted that such a political theology was incompatible with Christianity, ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Cultural Memory in the Present
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804769679
SKU
V9780804769679
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About Erik Peterson
Erik Peterson (1890–1960) was a German theologian, scholar of early Christianity, and friend and colleague of Karl Barth and Carl Schmitt. Michael J. Hollerich is Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas. He is the author of Eusebius of Caesarea's Commentary on Isaiah: Christian Exegesis in the Age of Constantine (1999).
Reviews for Theological Tractates
"The text by Peterson problematizes the relationship between theological rhetoric, politics, and modernity and are therefore valuable contributions to the literature on this period of 20th-century political and religious history."—Brent Hege, Politics & Religion "This volume presents the opportunity to move Peterson's thought from the footnotes to the main body of the narrative of the modern history of ideas. It ... Read more