Political Theology Revisited: Carl Schmitt's Postwar Reassessment
Datum
2008
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University of Oregon
Zusammenfassung
The essay examines the pronounced theological turn of the late Carl Schmitt, especially in his Politische
Theologie II (1970). He aim is to understand what Schmitt meant by a “Catholic intensification” in the
relationship between theology and political theory. The essay gives equal attention to Schmitt’s polemic
against the theologian Peterson, who denied the possibility of political theology, and the dialogue with
the philosopher Hans Blumenberg, who had severely criticized Schmitt’s conception of secularization.
The essay shows that in both instances the opposition merely encouraged Schmitt to sharpen and clarify
his own theological position, which includes heretical Gnostic elements.
Beschreibung
28 pages
Schlagwörter
Theology, Political theory
Zitierform
Hohendahl, Peter. "Political Theology Revisited: Carl Schmitt's Postwar Reassessment." Konturen [Online], 1.1 (2008): n. pag. Web. 11 Dec. 2018