06 January 2012

Book: The Future of Political Theology: Religious and Theological Perspectives

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Book: The Future of Political Theology: Religious and Theological Perspectives

Just published: "The Future of Political Theology: Religious and Theological Perspectives", edited by Péter Losonczi (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), Mika Luoma-aho (University of Lapland), and Aakash Singh (LUISS Guido Carli University), is yet another (contributed) volume contemplating ways forward for political theology (Ashgate, January 2012).

Quote: "Recent shifts in the contemporary cultural, political, and religious landscape are engendering intensive attention concerning political theology. New trends and traditional ideas equally colour these movements. ... Including prominent essays on Judaic, Islamic, Buddhist and Christian perspectives, this book balances elements from post-modern theology with more classical as well as anti-post-modern approaches."

05 January 2012

Book: The Triumph of Hate: The Political Theology of the Hitler Movement

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Book: The Triumph of Hate: The Political Theology of the Hitler Movement

Just published: Christopher Vasillopulos (Eastern Connecticut State University), "The Triumph of Hate: The Political Theology of the Hitler Movement" (University Press of America, January 2012).

Quote: "Beginning with Paul's rejection of traditional Judaism, ... the author argues that the Final Solution was the Hitler movement's attempt to create Aryans out of Germans for the purpose of saving Europe from the materialism and individualism of the West, personified by Jews, both human and metaphorical."