Critical Theory and Political Theology
The Aftermath of the Enlightenment
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, History, European General, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
| Author: | Paul S. Chung | ISBN: | 9783030171728 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing | Publication: | May 2, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul S. Chung |
| ISBN: | 9783030171728 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Publication: | May 2, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book deals with the aftermath of the enlightenment and its legacy in the political, social, and racial context. It discusses the incomplete project of modernity in terms of social contract theory, racial justice issues, and political theology in the postcolonial context. Hermeneutical realism and cultural linguistic inquiry become substantial features in elaborating postcolonial political theology and its ethical stance against the colonization of lifeworld and its pathologies. A study of critical theory and political theology is of a reconstructive character in seeking to relocate critical theory and political ethics in the context of alternative modernities at the level of postcolonial theory.
This book deals with the aftermath of the enlightenment and its legacy in the political, social, and racial context. It discusses the incomplete project of modernity in terms of social contract theory, racial justice issues, and political theology in the postcolonial context. Hermeneutical realism and cultural linguistic inquiry become substantial features in elaborating postcolonial political theology and its ethical stance against the colonization of lifeworld and its pathologies. A study of critical theory and political theology is of a reconstructive character in seeking to relocate critical theory and political ethics in the context of alternative modernities at the level of postcolonial theory.
