Between Surplus and Lack: Constructing a Žižekian Political Theology of Forgiveness
Political theology finds itself at an impasse between those which trumpet traditional views of divine surplus and transcendence, and atheologies which deconstruct faith and the divine to a barely coherent (let alone recognizable) point. This article aims to map out the contours of a reworked politic...
| Published in: | International journal of public theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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| In: |
International journal of public theology
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CG Christianity and Politics FA Theology NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Žižek
forgiveness
political
surplus
lack
atonement
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Political theology finds itself at an impasse between those which trumpet traditional views of divine surplus and transcendence, and atheologies which deconstruct faith and the divine to a barely coherent (let alone recognizable) point. This article aims to map out the contours of a reworked political theology, one with forgiveness and divine suffering at its centre (juxtaposing the transcendent in the immanent) yet one which is neither held confined by the need for dogmatic assent nor rendered unintelligible by a rejection of the conceptual. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Contains: | In: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341404 |