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Religion is prevalent in world politics today, and international relation theory is at pains to understand and explain this phenomenon. This unique study aims to introduce political theology as an appropriate tool to the study of international relations. In accordance with the political theology of Carl Schmitt, which states that modern political concepts are secularized theological concepts, the work questions the "secular" foundations of contemporary international relations theory. Thus it reveals the Christian foundations of the discipline of international relations and delivers a critique of some of its most fundamental theoretical elements, such as its secular view of religion as part of the "irrational," its deification of the political form of the nation state, and its negation of theism in its understanding of responsibility in world politics. The result is a primer on how international relations and its studies have grown out of the political imagination of Christian theology. It will appeal to anyone interested in critical approaches to the field as well as in politics and religion, political theory, and political theology. ** Review "The gauntlet of God is yet again thro

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Author

Schmitt, Carl;Luoma-aho, Mika

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic; Bloomsbury

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781441160720

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, Christian, Religion

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14