The Role of the State and Political Theology
Commenting on the role of the state in a recent article in the Church Times (UK), John Milbank as one the leaders of Radical Orthodoxy says that the state has no goals “save its economic power and no...
View ArticleThe Crisis of the Social Imaginary of the State: Immigration
The record number of deportations under the Obama administration and the shift in enforcement strategy from worksite raids to isolated, yet more numerous, detentions is a symptom of a crisis faced by...
View ArticleThe Crisis of the Social Imaginary of the State: Drone Warfare
The increasing use of drone warfare under the Obama administration represents an attempt to maintain the concept of "unlawful combatant" while avoiding the publicity associated with Bush-era policies....
View ArticleThe Crisis of the Social Imaginary of the State: Christian Response
The state is in crisis in an increasingly globalized world. Christians are called to a post-Constantinian engagement with the political order, embodying an incarnational practice that engages with the...
View ArticleSocial Media and the Surveillance State
The use of social media enables the projection of self-identity through digital content. It also enables new possibilities for self-surveillance and surveillance by others, including the state. The...
View ArticleBook Review – Clayton Crockett, Deleuze Beyond Badiou
Clayton Crockett’s Deleuze Beyond Badiou is more than a commentary on Badiou’s reading of Deleuze or a defense of Deleuze. It is, rather, a transdisciplinary work that crosses the domains of theology,...
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