Is Politics "Practicable" without Religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4736673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard J Bernstein (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-75 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-783X • E-ISSN: 1944-768X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/sor.2024.a923111 |
| OpenAlex | W4393346398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
I challenge the "presupposition strain" in political theology-the thesis that politics needs religion, that politics presupposes religion, and that we cannot make sense of politics without an appeal to transcendent theological concepts. I do this by critically examining Simon Critchley's claim that politics is not practicable with religion. Critchley shares a common framework with Carl Schmitt; it is this framework of political theology that needs to be exposed, questioned, and criticized
Appeal · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Presupposition · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |