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Auteur(s) : Vatter, Miguel E.
Titre(s) : Divine democracy [Texte imprimé] : political theology after Carl Schmitt / Miguel Vatter
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Oxford university press, copyright 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-298 p.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 257-283. Index
"The 'return of religion' in the public sphere and the emergence of post-secular societies
have propelled the discourse of political theology into the centre of contemporary
democratic theory. This situation calls forth the question addressed in this book:
Is a democratic political theology possible? Carl Schmitt first developed the idea
of the Christian theological foundations of modern legal and political concepts in
order to criticize the secular basis of liberal democracy. He employed political theology
to argue for the continued legitimacy of the absolute sovereignty of the state against
the claims raised by pluralist and globalized civil society. This book shows how,
after Schmitt, some of the main political theorists of the 20th century, from Jacques
Maritain to Jürgen Habermas, sought to establish an affirmative connection between
Christian political theology, popular sovereignty and the legitimacy of democratic
government. In so doing, the political representation of God in the world was no longer
placed in the hands of hierarchical and sovereign lieutenants (Church, Empire, Nation),
but in a series of democratic institutions, practices and conceptions like direct
representation, constitutionalism, universal human rights, and public reason that
reject the primacy of sovereignty"
Sujet(s) : Schmitt, Carl (1888-1985) -- Influence
Démocratie -- Christianisme -- 20e siècle
Théologie politique -- 20e siècle
Christianisme et politique -- 20e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
261.7 (23e éd.) = Christianisme et affaires politiques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780190942359 (rel.). - ISBN 978-0-19-094236-6 (br.). - ISBN 9780190942380 (epub).
- ISBN 9780190942397 (online)
EAN 9780190942366
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46700013v
Notice n° :
FRBNF46700013
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Table des matières : Introduction. Political theology and democratic legitimacy in the 20th century ;
Carl Schmitt and sovereignty ; Eric Voegelin and representation ; Jacques Maritain
and human rights ; Ernst Kantorowicz and government ; Jürgen Habermas and public
reason ; Conclusion. "Only a god can resist god." Gnosticism and political theology.