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Kierkegaard, Statecraft and Political Theology.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barnett, Christopher B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.
- Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945.
- Ellul, Jacques, 1912-1994.
- Girard, René, 1923-2015.
- Political theology.
- State, The.
- Local Subjects:
- Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.
- Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 1906-1945.
- Ellul, Jacques, 1912-1994.
- Girard, René, 1923-2015.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2026.
- Summary:
- What if Søren Kierkegaard's rejection of modern politics was not a form of spiritual quietism but of Christian resistance?.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- References to Kierkegaard's Works
- Abbreviations for Kierkegaard's Works
- Chapter 1 The Origin and Development of the Modern State: A Survey
- "The State": Basic Terms and Questions
- War and the State
- The State in the Twenty-First Century
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2 Kierkegaard at War: Slesvig-Holsten and Christian Resistance to the Modern State
- The Slesvig-Holsten Question
- Kierkegaard on Liberalism, Nationalism, and Slesvig-Holsten
- Kierkegaard, Den Enkelte , and the Christian Opposition to Modern Politics
- Chapter 3 "Apostolical Radicalism" after Kierkegaard: Bonhoeffer, Ellul, and Girard
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Jacques Ellul
- Ren é Girard
- Chapter 4 The Politization of the Sacred
- or, the Danger of "Political Theology"
- A Selective Overview of "Political Theology"
- Bakunin, Schmitt, and the Origins of "Political Theology
- The Evolution of Contemporary Political Theology
- By Way of Conclusion: The Ongoing Dilemma
- Epilogue : "My Kingdom Is Not of This World": Apostolical Radicalism and the Future
- Apostolical Radicalism: A Prospectus in 13 Principles
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Epilogue
- Works Cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781350408548
- OCLC:
- 1591640925
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