The Hidden God: Luther, Philosophy, and Political Theology

by Marius Timmann Mjaaland

Book Overview

In this phenomenological reading of Luther, Marius Timmann Mjaaland shows that theological discourse is never philosophically neutral and always politically loaded. Raising questions concerning the conditions of modern philosophy, religion, and political ideas, Marius Timmann Mjaaland follows a dark thread of thought back to its origin in Martin Luther. Thorough analyses of the genealogy of secularization, the political role of the apocalypse,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253018161
• ISBN13: 9780253018168
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher