The Art Of Political Theology – Finding The Right Definition And The Proper...
As I near completion of my doctoral study in political theology, I find myself reflecting on the difficulty of defining my area of inquiry. Many doctoral students dread the incessant, yet inevitable,...
View ArticlePolitical Theology, Justice, And The State – On The Background To The Course
Last week on March 16 as part of PTT’s ongoing Syllabus Project we published the syllabus of Richard Davis’ course at Pacific Theological College in Fiji. The following is the accompanying essay...
View ArticlePolitical Theology Is “Theological” To The Extent It Enchants Its Audience...
The following is the first of a five-part symposium on the question “how theological is political theology”, which took place at the 2016 American Academy of Religion meeting in San Antonio. Three...
View ArticlePolitical Theology Is Not Theological Enough (David Newheiser)
The following is the third of a five-part symposium on the question “how theological is political theology”, which took place at the 2016 American Academy of Religion meeting in San Antonio. The first...
View ArticlePolitical Theology As “Liberative” Theology (Rubén Rosario Rodríguez)
The following is the fourth of a five-part symposium on the question “how theological is political theology”, which took place at the 2016 American Academy of Religion meeting in San Antonio. The...
View ArticlePolitical Theology Must Be Engaged More Profoundly With Political Philosophy...
What is the difference between “political philosophy” and “political theology,” apart from the name? In a straightforward sociological sense the difference is that some scholars describe themselves,...
View ArticleLuce Foundation Awards Major Grant To POLITICAL THEOLOGY
The Henry R. Luce Foundation has awarded a $200,000 grant to support the development of programming, network-building, and online discussion around the journal Political Theology. The grant is aimed at...
View ArticleBook Preview – Cultivating A New Indian Political Theory (Aakash Singh Rathore)
Aakash Singh Rathore. Indian Political Theory: Laying the Groundwork for Svaraj. Routledge, 2017. Increasingly influential and widespread critiques of the internationally dominant tradition of...
View ArticleThe New Political Theology Network – A Call For “Messy” Collaborations...
What is political theology? As we near the exciting launch of the Political Theology Network, it is certainly a question worth asking. After all, what good is it if we want to promote political...
View ArticleBooks We Love, Part 1 (Roberto Sirvent)
To help us launch the Political Theology Network, we asked scholars working at the intersection of religion and politics to share five books that inspired them. The “Books We Love” series offers a fun...
View ArticleBooks We Love, Part 3 (Roberto Sirvent)
To help us launch the Political Theology Network, we asked scholars working at the intersection of religion and politics to share five books that inspired them. The “Books We Love” series offers an...
View ArticleWhat Is The Canon Of Political Theology? (Vincent Lloyd and David True)
The following is the editorial for Volume 18:17 (2017) of the print journal Political Theology. In last year’s editorial, we sketched a way of understanding the field of political theology — and so of...
View ArticleAnnual Reception For Political Theology At 2017 AAR-SBL Meeting – You Are...
You are cordially invited to the annual reception sponsored by the journal at the American Academy of Religion’s conference. Friday, November 17, 7-9:30pm Cellar Room of Clery’s, 113 Dartmouth Street,...
View ArticleAnnouncement – Political Theology Network Interdisciplinary Outreach,...
In an effort to promote the Political Theology Network across a variety of academic institutions, organizations, and associations, we have put together some exciting interdisciplinary outreach projects...
View ArticleAnnouncement – Political Theology Network Conference Call For Papers
Conference Call for Papers When? Feb. 15-17, 2017 Where: Emory University Conference Center, Atlanta GA Deadline for Proposals: December 18, 2017 | Notification: December 22, 2017 Email for...
View ArticlePolitical Theology And “Religiography”– On Shifting Liminalities (Roger Green)
Stephen S. Bush’s Visions of Religion: Experience, Meaning, and Power (2014) offers a discourse analysis on twentieth century developments in religious studies. While no theory is perfect, Bush’s...
View ArticleTrading Scalpels For Guillotines – A Reader’s Response To Robin Lovin On...
I read with interest two new articles on Reinhold Niebuhr that came out over the Thanksgiving holiday. They were a joint response by Scott Paeth and Daniel A. Morris to Robin Lovin’s recent article on...
View ArticleCurrent Events Commentators Wanted (Announcement)
Political Theology Today is actively seeking bloggers and commentators to write monthly, bi-monthly, or occasional opinion, or analytical, pieces on current events. Thoughtful and critical essays that...
View ArticleForget Schmitt! Political Theology Must Follow Agamben’s “Double Paradigm” of...
The following is the guest editorial for the current issue of the print journal Political Theology (Volume 19, Issue 1, February 2018). It was the German juridical theorist and philosopher Carl...
View ArticleAnnouncement – Political Theology Network Conference Call For Papers
Conference Call for Papers When? Feb. 15-17, 2018 Where: Emory University Conference Center, Atlanta GA Deadline for Proposals: December 18, 2017 | Notification: December 22, 2017 Email for...
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