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Simon Critchley, "The Faith of the Faithless: Experiments in Political Theology" (Verso, 2014)
Simon Critchley, "The Faith of the Faithless: Experiments in Political Theology" (Verso, 2014)
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65 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2022
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The return to religion has arguably become the dominant theme of contemporary culture. Somehow, the secular age seems to have been replaced by a new era where political action flows directly from theological, indeed cosmic, conflict. The Faith of the Faithless: Experiments in Political Theology (Verso, 2014) lays out the philosophical and political framework of this idea and seeks to find a way beyond it. Should we defend a version of secularism or quietly accept the slide into theism? Or is there another way?
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Mehdi Sanglaji is writing a PhD thesis on political violence, religion, and all that jazz. Find me here: @mehdisanglaji on Musk’s new website grab, formerly known as Twitter.
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Released:
May 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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