Civil Society, Civil Religion
pioneers an essentially new genre of theology: a form of pure
civil
theology, on a systematic basis. It is an important and original book, in significant respects carrying forward the debate initiated by John Milbank's
Theology and Social Theory
, albeit in a very different way.Introduction.
Part I: Negative Revelation: .
A. Hannah Arendt.
1. Isonomy.
2. Auctoritas.
3. The Life of the Mind.
B. Simone Weil.
1. Deracinement.
2.'The Absolute Good.'.
Part II: Religion, Civility and Faith:.
A. Against Confessional Exclusivism.
1. Truth as Subjectivity.
2. Faith versus 'Religion'.
3. Affinity Group / Open Forum.
B. Civil Theology in Christendom.
Part III: 'The Solidarity of The Shaken': Civil Theology And Historical Consciousness:.
A. Jan Patocka's Meta-history of Historical Consciousness.
B. The History of 'Nihilism'.
C.'Nur Noch ein Gott...'.
Part IV: The Virtues Of Discernment:.
A. Free-spiritedness (Heidegger, Hegel, Nietzsche).
B. Flair for Tradition (Hegel).
C. Transcendent Generosity (Levinas).
Part V: 'Anti-Politics'.
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