Jeffrey W Robbins
Biographic Data
| ID | 144996 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey W Robbins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey W |
| FAMILY NAME | Robbins |
| SIGNATURE | ROBBINS J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lebanon Valley College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Politics to Governance
Der vorliegende Beitrag betrachtet den Umschwung der politischen Strategie der 'Religiösen Rechten' in den USA. Während sie sich einst auf das Generieren von Stimmen für bestimmte Kandidaten konzentrierte, bringt sie sich nun in Stellung, die Regierungsstrukturen überhaupt neu zu gestalten. Akteure wie Leonard Leo und Sohrab Ahmari treten für die Nutzung der Staatsgewalt zur Förderung konservativ-christlicher Werte ein und fordern damit verfassun…
Against Empire
Is there more that unites or divides black, feminist, liberation, and post-liberal theologies? Or put otherwise, what do figures such as Cornel West, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Ignacio Ellacuría, Jon Sobrino, and Stanley Hauerwas have in common? Matthew Eggemeier makes the clear and compelling case that the answer is a certain posture of resistance to empire and disillusionment with liberal democracy that includes at least some fashion of eith…
What’s the Matter with Populism
This article provides a critical assessment of the populist nationalism associated with President Donald Trump. Using Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” as an inspiration, it makes the argument that Trump’s populism is in fact a cover for a corporatist agenda. Further, it argues that the evangelical right’s support of Trump exposes the sense of white grievance that has animated its political mobilization from the start
Harvey Cox Revisited
A commentary on Harvey Cox's 1971 article “The Virgin and the Dynamo Revisited: An Essay on the Symbolism of Technology”—putting it into historical context and identifying its continuing relevance
Radical Theology
"Radical theology" and "political theology" are terms that have gained a lot of currency among philosophers of religion today. In this visionary new book, Jeffrey W. Robbins explores the contemporary direction of these movements as he charts a course for their future. Robbins claims that radical theology is no longer bound by earlier thinking about God and that it must be conceived of as postsecular and postliberal. As he engages with themes of l…
An Insurrectionist Manifesto
The Future of Continental Philosophy of Religion
Postmodern Apologetics?: Arguments for God in Contemporary Philosophy by Christina M. Gschwandtner (Fordham University Press, 2012). ISBN 9780823242757.
Radical Democracy and Political Theology
Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote that “the people reign over the American political world like God over the universe,” unwittingly casting democracy as the political instantiation of the death of God. According to this book, Tocqueville's assessment remains an apt observation of modern democratic power, which does not rest with a sovereign authority but operates as a diffuse social force. By linking radical democratic theory to a contemporary fas…
Religion, Politics, and the Earth
Following Vattimo's postmodern philosophy, Badiou's postmetaphysical ontology, and i ek's revolutionary style, the authors of this marvelous book invites us to reactivate our politics of resistance a
Radical Democracy and Political Theology
Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote that "the people reign over the American political world like God over the universe," unwittingly casting democracy as the political instantiation of the death of God. According to Jeffrey W. Robbins, Tocqueville's assessment remains an apt observation of modern democratic power, which does not rest with a sovereign authority but operates as a diffuse social force. By linking radical democratic theory to a contemp…
Religion and the New Atheism
The term “new atheism” has been given to the recent barrage of bestselling books written by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens, and others. These books and their authors have had a significant media presence and have only grown in popularity over the years. This book brings together scholars from religious studies, science, sociology of religion, sociology of science, philosophy, and theology to engage the new athei…
Left Behind
In his recent book The Weakness of God, deconstructionist theologian John Caputo proposes what he terms a theology of the event that rests on an alternative conception of transcendence wherein rather than God being identified with sovereign power, God is instead identified with everything the world casts out and leaves behind. By identifying with those who are left behind, the mark of the incarnate God remains on the one who was left for dead. Th…
The Gift of Unbelief
Rodney Stark, For the Glory of God
(2005). Rodney Stark, For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery. Political Theology: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 141-143
Rodney Stark, For the Glory of God
(2005). Rodney Stark, For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery. Political Theology: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 141-143
Rodney Stark, For the Glory of God
(2005). Rodney Stark, For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery. Political Theology: Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 141-143
The Gift of Unbelief
Left Behind
In his recent book The Weakness of God, deconstructionist theologian John Caputo proposes what he terms a theology of the event that rests on an alternative conception of transcendence wherein rather than God being identified with sovereign power, God is instead identified with everything the world casts out and leaves behind. By identifying with those who are left behind, the mark of the incarnate God remains on the one who was left for dead. Th…
Religion and the New Atheism
The term “new atheism” has been given to the recent barrage of bestselling books written by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens, and others. These books and their authors have had a significant media presence and have only grown in popularity over the years. This book brings together scholars from religious studies, science, sociology of religion, sociology of science, philosophy, and theology to engage the new athei…
Radical Democracy and Political Theology
Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote that "the people reign over the American political world like God over the universe," unwittingly casting democracy as the political instantiation of the death of God. According to Jeffrey W. Robbins, Tocqueville's assessment remains an apt observation of modern democratic power, which does not rest with a sovereign authority but operates as a diffuse social force. By linking radical democratic theory to a contemp…
Religion, Politics, and the Earth
Following Vattimo's postmodern philosophy, Badiou's postmetaphysical ontology, and i ek's revolutionary style, the authors of this marvelous book invites us to reactivate our politics of resistance a
Radical Democracy and Political Theology
Alexis de Tocqueville once wrote that “the people reign over the American political world like God over the universe,” unwittingly casting democracy as the political instantiation of the death of God. According to this book, Tocqueville's assessment remains an apt observation of modern democratic power, which does not rest with a sovereign authority but operates as a diffuse social force. By linking radical democratic theory to a contemporary fas…
The Future of Continental Philosophy of Religion
Postmodern Apologetics?: Arguments for God in Contemporary Philosophy by Christina M. Gschwandtner (Fordham University Press, 2012). ISBN 9780823242757.
Radical Theology
"Radical theology" and "political theology" are terms that have gained a lot of currency among philosophers of religion today. In this visionary new book, Jeffrey W. Robbins explores the contemporary direction of these movements as he charts a course for their future. Robbins claims that radical theology is no longer bound by earlier thinking about God and that it must be conceived of as postsecular and postliberal. As he engages with themes of l…
An Insurrectionist Manifesto
Harvey Cox Revisited
A commentary on Harvey Cox's 1971 article “The Virgin and the Dynamo Revisited: An Essay on the Symbolism of Technology”—putting it into historical context and identifying its continuing relevance
What’s the Matter with Populism
This article provides a critical assessment of the populist nationalism associated with President Donald Trump. Using Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” as an inspiration, it makes the argument that Trump’s populism is in fact a cover for a corporatist agenda. Further, it argues that the evangelical right’s support of Trump exposes the sense of white grievance that has animated its political mobilization from the start
Against Empire
Is there more that unites or divides black, feminist, liberation, and post-liberal theologies? Or put otherwise, what do figures such as Cornel West, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Ignacio Ellacuría, Jon Sobrino, and Stanley Hauerwas have in common? Matthew Eggemeier makes the clear and compelling case that the answer is a certain posture of resistance to empire and disillusionment with liberal democracy that includes at least some fashion of eith…
From Politics to Governance
Der vorliegende Beitrag betrachtet den Umschwung der politischen Strategie der 'Religiösen Rechten' in den USA. Während sie sich einst auf das Generieren von Stimmen für bestimmte Kandidaten konzentrierte, bringt sie sich nun in Stellung, die Regierungsstrukturen überhaupt neu zu gestalten. Akteure wie Leonard Leo und Sohrab Ahmari treten für die Nutzung der Staatsgewalt zur Förderung konservativ-christlicher Werte ein und fordern damit verfassun…
Law (10 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Politics (7 works) · Theology (7 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (5 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Christianity (3 works)