Anarchy and the Kingdom of God reclaims the concept of “anarchism” both as a political philosophy and a way of thinking of the sociopolitical sphere from a theological perspective. Through a genuinely theological approach to the issues of power, coercion, and oppression, Davor Džalto advances human freedom—one of the most prominent forces in human history—as a foundational theological principle in Christianity. That principle enables a fresh reexamination of the problems of democracy and justice in the age of global (neoliberal) capitalism.
Table of Content
Introduction | 1
Anarchism and (Orthodox) Christianity: An (Un)Natural Alliance? | 7
Part I: (Un)Orthodox Political Theologies: Histories
The Symphonia Doctrine: Introduction | 27
Early Christianity: Who’s Conducting “Symphonia”? | 35
Divus Constantinus and Court Theology in the Eastern Empire | 43
Conducting “Symphonia” in Russian Lands | 67
The Modern Nation, Ethnicity, and State-Based Political Theologies | 88
Newer Approaches | 101
Political Theology as Ideology: A Deconstruction | 112
Part II: Anarchy and the Kingdom of God: Prophecies
Alternative and “Proto-Anarchist” Political Theologies | 123
Being as Freedom and Necessity | 157
Something Is Rotten in This Reality of Ours | 169
Eschatology and Liturgy | 180
“This World” and the Individualized Mode of Existence | 184
The Politics of Nothingness | 190
Theology as a Critical Discourse? | 204
The End and the Beginning | 247
Acknowledgments | 253
Notes | 255
Bibliography | 293
Index | 309
About the author
Davor Džalto is Professor of Religion and Democracy in the Department of Eastern Christian Studies at Stockholm School of Theology, and president of The Institute for the Study of Culture and Christianity. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Human Work of Art, Religion and Realism, and Yugoslavia: Peace, War, and Dissolution (by Noam Chomsky).
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