DIVINE VIOLENCE

Divine Violence looks at the question of political theology and its connection to sovereignty. It argues that the practice of sovere ignty reflects a Christian eschatology, one that proves very hard to overcome even by left thinkers, such as Arendt and Derrida, who are very critical of it. These authors fall into a trap described by Carl Schmitt whereby one is given a (false) choice between ana rchy and sovereignty, both of which are bound within?and return us to?the same eschatological envelope. In Divine Violence, the auth or argue...[Read more]