The politics of resurrection: responding to Carl Schmitt on law and sovereignty

There has been a recent resurgence of interest in the work of Carl Schmitt, the German jurist of the last century. This essay explores Schmitt's account of sovereignty within the context of his "political theology". It describes Giorgio Agamben's use of Schmitt's theory of s...

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Main Author: Bullimore, Matthew (Author)
Format: Print Review
Language:English
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Published: SPCK Publishing 2009
In: Theology
Year: 2009, Volume: 112, Issue: 870, Pages: 425-434
Review of:Politische Theologie des Paulus / Jacob Taubes (Bullimore, Matthew)
RelBib Classification:NCD Political ethics
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Schmitt, Carl (1888-1985) Political theology
B Sovereignty
B Agamben, Giorgio (1942-)
B Book review
B Resurrection
B Christian politics