Neoliberalism and Political Theologies of the Post-Secular: Historical, Political, and Methodological Considerations in a 20th and 21st Century Discourse

Carl Schmitt’s controversial 1922 Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty initiated a long-standing, lively, and oft misunderstood discourse at intersections religious studies, theology, political theory. theology as has seen something revival in recent decades, which raised genuine problems interpretation. These include questions what is stake how can be applied to economic discourses, it understood relation secularity post-secularity. This study takes Giorgio Agamben’s The Kingdom Glory conceptual bridge that helps situate contemporary theologies neoliberalism historically theoretically. A survey four yields methodological reflection limits potential discourse. distinction made between descriptive-genealogical normative-prescriptive theologies. former privileged its philosophical potential, insofar reveals both contingency variety