This book develops a post-secular, post-sectarian political theology, taking that burgeoning field in a new direction. With his bold suggestion that political philosophy must begin with political theology, Vincent Lloyd investigates a series of religious concepts such as love, faith, liturgy, and revelation and explores their political relevance by extracting them from their Christian theological context while refusing to reduce them to secular terms. He assembles an unusual canon of thinkers "too Jewish to be Christian and too Christian to be Jewish"-Simone Weil, James Baldwin, Franz Kafka, a
The Problem with Grace develops a post-secular, post-sectarian political theology and shows how a series of religious concepts (such as love, faith, liturgy, and revelation) can be constructively used today in both political theory and political practice.
Introduction : beyond supersessionism -- Theopolitical virtues. Love -- Faith -- Hope. Theopolitical strategies. Tradition -- Liturgy -- Sanctity -- Revelation -- Prophecy -- Conclusion : politics of the middle -- Appendix : political theology as a rigorous science
Introduction : beyond supersessionism -- Theopolitical virtues. Love -- Faith -- Hope. Theopolitical strategies. Tradition -- Liturgy -- Sanctity -- Revelation -- Prophecy -- Conclusion : politics of the middle -- Appendix : political theology as a rigorous science
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