{"product_id":"radical-democracy-and-political-theology-paperback","title":"Radical Democracy and Political Theology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexis de Tocqueville once wrote that \"the people reign over the American political world like God over the universe,\" unwittingly casting democracy as the political instantiation of the death of God. According to Jeffrey W. Robbins, Tocqueville's assessment remains an apt observation of modern democratic power, which does not rest with a sovereign authority but operates as a diffuse social force. By linking radical democratic theory to a contemporary fascination with political theology, Robbins envisions the modern experience of democracy as a social, cultural, and political force transforming the nature of sovereign power and political authority. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobbins joins his work with Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri's radical conception of \"network power,\" as well as Sheldon Wolin's notion of \"fugitive democracy,\" to fashion a political theology that captures modern democracy's social and cultural torment. This approach has profound implications not only for the nature of contemporary religious belief and practice but also for the reconceptualization of the proper relationship between religion and politics. Challenging the modern, liberal, and secular assumption of a neutral public space, Robbins conceives of a postsecular politics for contemporary society that inextricably links religion to the political. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile effectively recasting the tradition of radical theology as a political theology, this book also develops a comprehensive critique of the political theology bequeathed by Carl Schmitt. It marks an original and visionary achievement by the scholar the \u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Academy of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e hailed \"one of the best commentators on religion and postmodernism.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eis professor and chair of religion and philosophy at Lebanon Valley College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBetween Faith and Thought: An Essay on the Ontotheological Condition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Search of a Non-Dogmatic Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, the editor of \u003ci\u003eAfter the Death of God\u003c\/i\u003e, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Sleeping Giant Has Awoken\u003c\/i\u003e, and associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal for Cultural and Religious Theory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51495896940832,"sku":"9780231156363","price":57.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/fdd07bbb1ec204a7adf23d052c6bef67.webp?v=1776531216","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/radical-democracy-and-political-theology-paperback","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}