Three Rival Versions of Theological Genealogy
Catholicism, Left Hegelianism and Post-Secularism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22211544 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, Daniel Steinmetz‐Jenkins (Dartmouth College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 133-144 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Now Journal of Literature Critique and Thought (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2605-2822 • E-ISSN: 2605-2822 |
| Publisher | Editorial de la Universidad de Granada (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.30827/tnj.v3i2.15254 |
| OpenAlex | W3044008634 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
In this paper I would like to discuss three rival versions of theological genealogy that are popular today. In doing so I seek to offer a few examples of how the most recent scholarly turn to theology is ultimately being driven by disparate political ideologies. The first one I describe as new Catholic modernity critiques, which often emphasize the breakdown of moral consensus brought on by Protestantism, theological nominalism, etc. The second are proponents of what I describe as a Left Hegelian project of detheologization—scholars on the political Left who in recognizing the theological origins of modernity seek to overcome theology in order to advance a progress project (Roberto Unger and Samuel Moyn). Finally, I will discuss the so-called post-secularists (Jürgen Habermas, Hans Joas, Charles Taylor) who see modernity neither as morally incoherent, nor theology as a bad thing; rather, these scholars argue that secularism and “the Judeo-Christian tradition” developed together and therefore can mutually enrich each other
Epistemology · Hegelianism · Ideology · Islam · Jewish studies · Judaism · Modernity · Nominalism · Political science · Political theology · Politics · Protestantism · Secularism · Sociology · Theology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |