Die Politische Theologie des Großinquisitors: Bemerkungen zu Heinrich Meiers Buch "Die Lehre Carl Schmitts"
Heinrich Meier Claims convincingly that Carl Schmitt is a political theologian, which means that the truth of the revelation determines his political thinking. Meier himself, on the contrary, sides with political philosophy, which accepts that human wisdom is the only means to answer the question &q...
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| Format: | Print Review |
| Language: | German |
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1996
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Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Year: 1996, Volume: 118, Issue: 1, Pages: 36-49 |
| Review of: | Lehre Carl Schmitts / Heinrich Meier (Palaver, Wolfgang) |
| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology VA Philosophy |
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Schmitt, Carl (1888-1985)
B Dostoevskij, Fëdor Michajlovič (1821-1881) B Book review B Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679) B Book review / Literature report B Girard, René (1923-2015) B Political theology B Review B Political Theology B Schmitt, Carl (1963-) B Großinquisitor B Schmitt,Carl |
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| Summary: | Heinrich Meier Claims convincingly that Carl Schmitt is a political theologian, which means that the truth of the revelation determines his political thinking. Meier himself, on the contrary, sides with political philosophy, which accepts that human wisdom is the only means to answer the question "How shall I live?" Meier's thesis, however, is not sufficient to understand Schmitt's position properly, because his definition of political theology remains purely formalistic. An analysis that compares the content of the Judeo-Christian revelation with Schmitt's political theology shows that Schmitt is not really siding with the perspective of the Bible but is much closer to a Roman type of political theology. That explains Schmitt's sympathy for Dostoevski's Grand Inquisitor – a fact completely overlooked by Meier. If Schmitt is not a representative of Jerusalem, but of Rome, Meier's systematic distinction between political theology (Jerusalem) and political philosophy (Athens) does not hold. From the point of view of the Judeo-Christian revelation political theology in the Schmittian sense (Rome) and political philosophy (Athens) are not opposites but very much alike. |
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| ISSN: | 0044-2895 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
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