Carl Schmitt frente al espejo del katechon = Abweichender Titel: Carl Schmitt in front of the Mirror of the Katechon
This paper analyses in Carl Schmitt's work the idea of Katechon, the key to his most personal political theology, which connects Christian eschatology and political history. Although he never clearly defines its nature (spiritual or political, personal or impersonal), Schmitt insists on its his...
| Subtitles: | Abweichender Titel: Carl Schmitt in front of the Mirror of the Katechon |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Cauriensia
Year: 2025, Volume: 20, Pages: 747-780 |
| Further subjects: | B
Teología Política
B Historia B Carl Schmitt B Escatología B Imperio B Katechon |
| Online Access: |
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| Summary: | This paper analyses in Carl Schmitt's work the idea of Katechon, the key to his most personal political theology, which connects Christian eschatology and political history. Although he never clearly defines its nature (spiritual or political, personal or impersonal), Schmitt insists on its historical and operational dimension. His thought reflects the tension between the political order and the end times, linking theology, law and power. Schmitt's idea of the progressive weakening of the Katechon in history is also described, symbolising the decline of political power with a transcendent vocation. Este trabajo analiza en la obra de Carl Schmitt la idea de Katechon, clave de su teología política más personal, la que conecta escatología cristiana e historia política. Aunque nunca define claramente su naturaleza (espiritual o política, personal o impersonal), Schmitt insiste en su dimensión histórica y operativa. Su pensamiento refleja la tensión entre el orden político y el fin de los tiempos, vinculando teología, derecho y poder. Se describe asimismo la idea schmittiana del debilitamiento progresivo del Katechon en la historia, simbolizando el ocaso del poder político con vocación trascendente. |
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| ISSN: | 2340-4256 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cauriensia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17398/2340-4256.20.747 |
