Walter Benjamin and the Eschatology of Sovereignty
by
James R. Martel
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Divine Violence looks at the question of political theology and its connection to sovereignty. It argues that the practice of sovereignty reflects a Christian eschatology, one that proves very hard to overcome even by left thinkers, such as Arendt and Derrida, who are very critical of it. These authors...