[D66] Apocalyptic Political Theology

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  Apocalyptic Political Theology


    Hegel, Taubes and Malabou

/*By:* Thomas Lynch <https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/thomas-lynch> /

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    About Apocalyptic Political Theology

Hegel's philosophy of religion contains an implicit political theology. 
When viewed in connection with his wider work on subjectivity, history 
and politics, this political theology is a resource for apocalyptic 
thinking. In a world of climate change, inequality, oppressive gender 
roles and racism, Hegel can be used to theorise the hope found in the 
end of that world.

Histories of apocalyptic thinking draw a line connecting the medieval 
prophet Joachim of Fiore and Marx. This line passes through Hegel, who 
transforms the relationship between philosophy and theology by 
philosophically employing theological concepts to critique the world. 
Jacob Taubes provides an example of this Hegelian political theology, 
weaving Christianity, Judaism and philosophy to develop an 
apocalypticism that is not invested in the world. Taubes awaits the end 
of the world knowing that apocalyptic destruction is also a form of 
creation. Catherine Malabou discusses this relationship between 
destruction and creation in terms of plasticity. Using plasticity to 
reformulate apocalypticism allows for a form of apocalyptic thinking 
that is immanent and materialist.

Together Hegel, Taubes and Malabou provide the resources for thinking 
about why the world should end. The resulting apocalyptic pessimism is 
not passive, but requires an active refusal of the world.


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Published: 	24-01-2019
Format: 	Hardback
Edition: 	1st
Extent: 	216
ISBN: 	9781350064744
Imprint: 	Bloomsbury Academic
Series: 	Political Theologies 
<https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/political-theologies/>
Dimensions: 	234 x 156 mm
RRP: 	£85.00
Online price: 	£76.50


	

	

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