The theology of Carl Schmitt's political theology
The theological turn in studies of Carl Schmitt is pronounced. This paper does not challenge this turn, but questions what theology means for Schmitt. Specifically, it challenges the assumption that Schmitt's political theology is grounded in divine revelation. By distinguishing between "t...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2016]
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Political theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 6, Pages: 555-572 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Schmitt, Carl 1888-1985
/ Political theology
/ Faith
/ Revelation
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality FD Contextual theology KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBB Doctrine of Revelation |
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Theology
B Schmitt B Divine Revelation B Faith B Political Theology |
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| Summary: | The theological turn in studies of Carl Schmitt is pronounced. This paper does not challenge this turn, but questions what theology means for Schmitt. Specifically, it challenges the assumption that Schmitt's political theology is grounded in divine revelation. By distinguishing between "theology in the sense of divine revelation" and "theology in the sense of epistemic faith", it argues that Schmitt's political theology is epistemic in origin. Schmitt's political theology is not rooted in faith in divine revelation, but in the narrower notion that human cognition is, ultimately, rooted in faith not reason, revelation, or common sense. |
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| ISSN: | 1462-317X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1179/1462317X15Z.000000000162 |