Seth Gaiters explores the "sacred politics" of the Movement for Black Lives, arguing that racial justice is central to any modern political theology.
There is no "theoretical trick" or "spiritual somersault" that will rescue us from our current precipice. Instead, Political Theology on Edge invites us to stay in the rupture—to look at the cracks in our systems as sites where new forms of justice and belief can emerge. Political Theology on Edge: Ruptures of Justice...
Scholars like Mehmet Karabela and Balbinder Singh Bhogal broaden the scope, investigating what is truly "political" about non-Western traditions. Seth Gaiters explores the "sacred politics" of the
What happens when our political systems and our planet both seem to be breaking down at the same time? In the provocative volume Political Theology on Edge: Ruptures of Justice and Belief in the Anthropocene , editors Catherine Keller and Clayton Crockett argue that we aren't just facing a political crisis—we are facing a theological one. Scholars like Mehmet Karabela and Balbinder Singh Bhogal
For decades, "political theology" was a field defined by the ghost of Carl Schmitt, the controversial thinker who famously argued that modern political concepts are essentially secularized theological ones. But this new collection of essays pushes the conversation past Schmitt, situating it on the "edge" of a world grappling with climate change, neoliberal capitalism, and systemic racism. 1. Moving Beyond the Sovereign Exception