Political Theology
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Political Theology is a seminal 1922 work by German legal theorist Carl Schmitt that explores the relationship between sovereignty, decisionism, and the theological underpinnings of modern political authority.
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| Political Theology canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Political Theology Context triple: [Carl Schmitt, notableWork, Political Theology]
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Reformational philosophy
Reformational philosophy is a Christian philosophical tradition, rooted in the work of Dutch thinker Herman Dooyeweerd, that seeks to reinterpret all areas of life and thought from a Reformed theological perspective.
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Theological Commonplaces
Theological Commonplaces is the standard English title of Philip Melanchthon’s influential 16th-century Lutheran theological work that systematically organizes key doctrines of the Christian faith.
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Theology of Hope
Theology of Hope is a seminal work of Christian theology that emphasizes eschatological hope as the central lens for understanding God’s promises, history, and human liberation.
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Theological Investigations
Theological Investigations is a multi-volume collection of influential theological essays by Karl Rahner that helped shape 20th-century Catholic theology.
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Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Political Theology Target entity description: Political Theology is a seminal 1922 work by German legal theorist Carl Schmitt that explores the relationship between sovereignty, decisionism, and the theological underpinnings of modern political authority.
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A.
Reformational philosophy
Reformational philosophy is a Christian philosophical tradition, rooted in the work of Dutch thinker Herman Dooyeweerd, that seeks to reinterpret all areas of life and thought from a Reformed theological perspective.
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B.
Theological Commonplaces
Theological Commonplaces is the standard English title of Philip Melanchthon’s influential 16th-century Lutheran theological work that systematically organizes key doctrines of the Christian faith.
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C.
Theology of Hope
Theology of Hope is a seminal work of Christian theology that emphasizes eschatological hope as the central lens for understanding God’s promises, history, and human liberation.
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D.
Theological Investigations
Theological Investigations is a multi-volume collection of influential theological essays by Karl Rahner that helped shape 20th-century Catholic theology.
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E.
Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of legal theory ⓘ work of political theory ⓘ |
| author | Carl Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | sovereign is he who decides on the exception ⓘ |
| compares | modern political concepts to theological concepts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| englishTranslationPublisher | MIT Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| englishTranslationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| englishTranslator | George Schwab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Concept of the Political NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | essay ⓘ |
| genre |
legal philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of secularization of theological concepts
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discussion of sovereignty and the exception ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Giorgio Agamben
NERFINISHED
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Jacob Taubes NERFINISHED ⓘ political theology debates in the 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman Catholic political thought
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counter-revolutionary political theory ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
analogy between theological and juridical concepts
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crisis of parliamentary democracy ⓘ foundations of legal order ⓘ state of exception ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Sovereign is he who decides on the exception. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Politische Theologie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | continental political philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| publisher | Duncker & Humblot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
constitutional theory
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decisionism ⓘ political authority ⓘ political theology ⓘ secularization ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ state theory ⓘ theology and politics ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
critique of liberalism
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decisionism ⓘ |
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