Hegel’s Political Theology of Kenosis
From the Death of God to the Hegelian Monarch
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21394700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Almudena Molina (0000-0002-5084-6755, Universidad de Navarra, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sophia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-1527 • E-ISSN: 1873-930X |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11841-024-01022-0 |
| OpenAlex | W4399679397 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
This article explores the concept of the death of God in Hegel's philosophy and its implications for his political thought. It argues that Hegel's notion of the death of God involves a Christological kenotic sense of self-emptying, which extends beyond his philosophy of religion to impact his entire philosophical system, including politics, given that Hegel considers that the state consists in the march of God. The paper aims to interpret Hegel’s stance on the death of God as kenotic and its integration into his system, with the purpose of addressing how this kenotic structure manifests in concrete conceptions of the state. Specifically, it examines the enigmatic figure of the Hegelian monarch as a kenotic-political figure. Finally, it concludes that Hegel's political thought consists of a political theology of kenosis, which is more concerned with the divestment of power rather than a plenipotentiary paradigm
Epistemology · Hegelianism · Philosophy of religion · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · State (computer science) · Theology · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Religious studies · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
God and the Self in Hegel
The Self-Emptying Subject
Hegel
Mysterium Paschale
Towards a Phenomenology of Kenosis
Apophatic Confrontation
Hegel's Political Theology
The Decline of Mercy in Public Life
Political Theology
Die Theologia Crucis as Leitmotiv in Luther se Teologie
God and Self in Hegel. Beyond Subjectivism
The Deaths of God in Hegel and Nietzsche and the Crisis of Values in Secular Modernity and Post-secular Postmodernity
Hegel’s invisible religion in a modern state
Hegel’s political theology
Hegel and the Christian God
Hegel on the Proofs and the Personhood of God
Hegel, Alienation, and the Phenomenological Development of Consciousness
The Power to Empty Oneself
Apocalyptic Political Theology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |