The Mystery of Evil: Benedict XVI and the End of Days

Author:   Giorgio Agamben ,  Adam Kotsko
Publisher:   Stanford University Press
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Pages:   96
Publication Date:   23 May 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Giorgio Agamben ,  Adam Kotsko
Publisher:   Stanford University Press
Imprint:   Stanford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 11.40cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.100kg
ISBN:  

9781503602731


ISBN 10:   1503602737
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   23 May 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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[I]f you are hoping to be challenged with a sophisticated and articulate reflection on the relationship between the mystery of evil, its deeper eschatological context, and its consequences on both life in the public human polis and the intimate chambers of the human heart, this slender text will be a splendid addition to your bookshelves, without causing them to sag too considerably. --Michael M. Canaris Reading Religion


"""[I]f you are hoping to be challenged with a sophisticated and articulate reflection on the relationship between the mystery of evil, its deeper eschatological context, and its consequences on both life in the public human polis and the intimate chambers of the human heart, this slender text will be a splendid addition to your bookshelves, without causing them to sag too considerably.""—Michael M. Canaris, Reading Religion ""The Mystery of Evil contains two short texts by Agamben, followed by a twenty-five page containing mainly patristic texts....[It] is a slight but not insubstantial book.""—D.L. Dsenbury, Times Literary Supplement ""[With] The Mystery of Evil: Benedict XVI and the End of DaysGiorgo Agamben continually marks himself as the leading [a]theistic political theologians writing today as well as one of—if not the most—fascinating Continental dialogue partners with Christianity within the Continental tradition....The text itself is short (39 pages), yet, its controversially brilliant theme cannot be ignored by serious thinkers (Christian and non-Christian alike.""—Philip Gonzales, Louvain Studies"


The Mystery of Evil contains two short texts by Agamben, followed by a twenty-five page containing mainly patristic texts....[It] is a slight but not insubstantial book. --D.L. Dsenbury Times Literary Supplement [I]f you are hoping to be challenged with a sophisticated and articulate reflection on the relationship between the mystery of evil, its deeper eschatological context, and its consequences on both life in the public human polis and the intimate chambers of the human heart, this slender text will be a splendid addition to your bookshelves, without causing them to sag too considerably. --Michael M. Canaris Reading Religion


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Giorgio Agamben is a contemporary Italian philosopher and political theorist whose works have been translated into numerous languages. His most recent title with Stanford University Press is The Fire and the Tale (2017).

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