Trinitarian political theology and radical democracy: Barth, Mouffe and the Populist Moment
This article brings into dialogue Karl Barth and the political philosopher Chantal Mouffe. The purpose here is not to provide a detailed comparison, but to explore why Mouffe’s thought is relevant to the current political situation, which provides the contemporary context for engaging Barth’s politi...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2019
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Stellenbosch theological journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-91 |
IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church NBC Doctrine of God |
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Summary: | This article brings into dialogue Karl Barth and the political philosopher Chantal Mouffe. The purpose here is not to provide a detailed comparison, but to explore why Mouffe’s thought is relevant to the current political situation, which provides the contemporary context for engaging Barth’s political theology. This argument involves: 1) a political analysis of the current political situation offered by Mouffe; 2) a particular interpretation of Barth’s political theology emerging from a trinitarian theological framework; 3) a comparison between the political thought of Mouffe and Barth emerging from Barth’s trinitarian political theology. This engagement is less concerned with critiquing Mouffe from a theological viewpoint, than positively demonstrating how Mouffe’s thought can be seen as a “secular parable” for a political theology in which trinitarian theology provides a framework. Central to this political theology are the ideas of equality, freedom, participation, and promise, which provide a theo-political framework for a radical democracy. |
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ISSN: | 2413-9467 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Stellenbosch theological journal
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17570/stj.2019.v5n1.a04 |