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<h1> Apocalyptic Political Theology </h1>
<h2 class="rule"> Hegel, Taubes and Malabou </h2>
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<section class="meta top-margin"> <em><b>By:</b> <a
href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/thomas-lynch">Thomas
Lynch</a> </em> </section>
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<h2>About Apocalyptic Political Theology</h2>
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<p>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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.</p>
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<th>Published: </th>
<td>24-01-2019 </td>
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<th>Format: </th>
<td> <span class="formatvalue"> Hardback </span> </td>
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<th>Edition: </th>
<td>1st </td>
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<th> Extent: </th>
<td> 216 </td>
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<th>ISBN: </th>
<td> 9781350064744 </td>
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<th>Imprint: </th>
<td>Bloomsbury Academic </td>
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<th>Series: </th>
<td> <a
href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/political-theologies/">Political
Theologies</a> </td>
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<th> Dimensions: </th>
<td> 234 x 156 mm </td>
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