Imitatio Christi and the holy folly of divine violence: the Church as ultimate criminal

The calling of the church is to follow Christ (imitatio Christi). What does this calling entail? Following Žižek’s and Derrida’s interpretation of Benjamin’s interpretation of law and violence, the paper will argue that the call to follow Christ is not to subvert the law, but as Paul argues - Christ...

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Main Author: Meylahn, Johann-Albrecht (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2014
In: Acta theologica
Year: 2014, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 44-59
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