Radical political theology [electronic resource] : religion and politics after liberalism / Clayton Crockett.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the freedom of radical theology after the death of God -- The parallax of religion: theology and ideology -- Sovereignty and the weakness of God -- Baruch Spinoza and the potential for a radical political theology -- Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, and the theo-political problem of liberalism -- Elements for radical democracy: plasticity, equality, and governmentality -- Law beyond law: Agamben, Deleuze, and the unconscious event -- Radical theology and the event: Deleuze with Paul -- Plasticity and the future of theology: messianicity and the deconstruction of Christianity -- Conclusion: six theses on political theology.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.