I’m very pleased to announce a new initiative from the William Temple Foundation: Temple Continental: Philosophers for our Time.
This new series aims to address the growing interest in a range of Continental thinkers, prompted, not least, by the so-called ‘theological turn’ that has taken place in various strands of recent philosophy. For theologians, these thinkers can seem to be esoteric, voluminous and sometimes even openly hostile towards religion. But this series aims to provide accessible introductions to their work: synthesising their most important ideas, defining their key terms and explaining why their work is relevant to current theology.
The first in this new series, launched today, has been written by me. It focusses on a specific twentieth century debate between the political theorist Carl Schmitt and the theologian Erik Peterson. This was a key moment in the formulation of the field of “political theology” as we know it today. I’ll be posting more about this debate in future posts, but for now:
Download the tract for free here
Future tracts will address contemporary thinkers such as Peter Sloterdijk, Bernard Stiegler and Isabelle Stengers—as well as setting forth new thinking on some of the most urgent topics of our time.
Political Theology at the Time of the Anthropocene 