Raschke, Carl. Neoliberalism and Political Theology: From Kant to Identity Politics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2019. ISBN-13: 978-1474454551. NP: What was your motivation to write Neoliberalism and Political Theology: From Kant to Identity Politics? We all know that neoliberalism is something that has…
“The Reluctant Fundamentalist” And The Inhospitable State – Abrahamic Hospitality And The Limits Of Multiculturalism, Part 1 (Emily McAvan)
The following is the first of a two-part series. “Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” (Romans 12:13 NIV) “he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should show hospitality to his guest” (Sahih Muslim hadith,…
The Price Of Prayer – Prayer And The Heavenly Palace Of God, Part 2 (Kurt Appel)
Below is a continuation of a series of articles corresponding to chapters of the book Preis der Sterblichkeit: Christentum und Neuer Humanismus (Freiburg im Bresgau: Verlag Herder, 2015), edited by Kurt Appel, translated by Rachel Thomas. English editor, Carl Raschke. This volume…
The Price Of Prayer – Prayer And The Heavenly Palace Of God, Part 1 (Kurt Appel)
Below is a continuation of a series of articles corresponding to chapters of the book Preis der Sterblichkeit: Christentum und Neuer Humanismus (Freiburg im Bresgau: Verlag Herder, 2015), edited by Kurt Appel, translated by Rachel Thomas. English editor, Carl Raschke. This volume…
The Aesthetic Contingency Of Life – Narrating The Finite In A Time Of Images, Part 5 (Isabella Guanzini)
Below is a continuation of a series of articles corresponding to chapters of the book Preis der Sterblichkeit: Christentum und Neuer Humanismus (Freiburg im Bresgau: Verlag Herder, 2015), edited by Kurt Appel, translated by Rachel Thomas. English editor, Carl Raschke. This volume…
Christianity As A New Humanism – Historical, Theological, And Philosophical Reflections On The Bible, Hegel, And Robert Musil, Part 2 (Kurt Appel)
The following is the second installment of the second contribution to a series of articles corresponding to chapters of the book Preis der Sterblichkeit: Christentum und Neuer Humanismus (Freiburg im Bresgau: Verlag Herder, 2015), edited by Kurt Appel, translated by Rachel Thomas. …
The “New Hegel” And The Question Of God, Part 3 (Gavin Hyman)
The following is the last installment of a three-part series. The first one can be found here. The second one can be found here. As Thomas A. Lewis reminds us, the terms ‘God’, ‘spirit’ and ‘Absolute’ are synonymous for Hegel, the…
From Kant to Hölderlin – Poetry And Religion In The Wake Of Philosophical Aesthetics, Part 3 (Jakob Deibl)
The following is the second installment of a three-part series. The first one can be found here, the second one here. Translated by Philipp Schlögl. Poetry and Religion: Fragment of Philosophical Letters 1) In the Fragment of Philosophical Letters, Hölderlin defines this character…
From Kant to Hölderlin – Poetry And Religion In The Wake Of Philosophical Aesthetics, Part 2 (Jakob Deibl)
The following is the second installment of a three-part series. The first one can be found here. Translated by Philipp Schlögl. Letters II: The Schematism of the Pure Concepts of the Understanding as Starting Point In a letter of January 26, 1795,…
From Kant to Hölderlin – Poetry And Religion In The Wake Of Philosophical Aesthetics, Part 1 (Jakob Deibl)
The following is the first installment of a three-part series. Translated by Philipp Schlögl. Introductory Remarks Friederich Hölderlin’s famous quote “Thus all Religion would be poetic in its essence.” (EaL 239)[1], which is taken from the Fragments of Philosophical Letters (1796/97,…