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Kierkegaard, Statecraft and Political Theology.

Bloomsbury Collections: Philosophy 2026 Available online

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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.
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ISBN:
9781350408548
OCLC:
1591640925

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