Product details:
ISBN13: | 9780567682758 |
ISBN10: | 0567682757 |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 168 pages |
Size: | 216x138 mm |
Weight: | 222 g |
Language: | English |
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Category:
Ethics
Religious sciences in general
Christianity
Christian liturgy, prayer books, christian religious life
Further readings in philosophy
Ethics (charity campaign)
Religious sciences in general (charity campaign)
Christianity (charity campaign)
Christian liturgy, prayer books, christian religious life (charity campaign)
Further readings in philosophy (charity campaign)
On Agamben, Arendt, Christianity, and the Dark Arts of Civilization
Series:
Reading Augustine;
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Date of Publication: 17 October 2019
Number of Volumes: Paperback
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Long description:
Many progressives have found passages in Augustine's work that suggest he entertained hopes for meaningful political melioration in his time. They also propose that his "political theology" could be an especially valuable resource for "an ethics of democratic citizenship" or for "hopeful citizenship" in our times. Peter Kaufman argues that Augustine's "political theology" offers a compelling, radical alternative to progressive politics. He chronicles Augustine's experiments with alternative polities, and pairs Augustine's criticisms of political culture with those of Giorgio Agamben and Hannah Arendt.
This book argues that the perspectives of pilgrims (Augustine), refugees (Agamben), and pariahs (Arendt) are better staging areas than the perspectives and virtues associated with citizenship-and better for activists interested in genuine political innovation rather than renovation. Kaufman revises the political legacy of Augustine, aiming to influence interdisciplinary conversations among scholars of late antiquity and twenty-first century political theorists, ethicists, and practitioners.
This book argues that the perspectives of pilgrims (Augustine), refugees (Agamben), and pariahs (Arendt) are better staging areas than the perspectives and virtues associated with citizenship-and better for activists interested in genuine political innovation rather than renovation. Kaufman revises the political legacy of Augustine, aiming to influence interdisciplinary conversations among scholars of late antiquity and twenty-first century political theorists, ethicists, and practitioners.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1: Augustine and Agamben
Chapter 2: Glory, Glory: Agamben: The Coming Overcoming
Chapter 3: Arendt's Augustine: To Augustine and Not to Augustine
Index
Preface
Chapter 1: Augustine and Agamben
Chapter 2: Glory, Glory: Agamben: The Coming Overcoming
Chapter 3: Arendt's Augustine: To Augustine and Not to Augustine
Index