Political Theology II: The Myth of the Closure of Any Political Theology

by Carl Schmitt

Book Overview

Political Theology II is Carl Schmitt's last book. Part polemic, part self-vindication for his involvement in the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), this is Schmitt's most theological reflection on Christianity and its concept of sovereignty following the Second Vatican Council. At a time of increasing visibility of religion in public debates and a realization that Schmitt is the major and most controversial political theorist of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745642543
• ISBN13: 9780745642543
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"