The Mystery of Evil: Benedict XVI and the End of Days

by Giorgio Agamben

Book Overview

In 2013, Benedict XVI became only the second pope in the history of the Catholic Church to resign from office. In this brief but illuminating study, Giorgio Agamben argues that Benedict's gesture, far from being solely a matter of internal ecclesiastical politics, is exemplary in an age when the question of legitimacy has been virtually left aside in favor of a narrow focus on legality. This reflection on the recent history of the Church opens...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503602737
• ISBN13: 9781503602731
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.5" x 6.8"