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Theological Tractates (Cultural Memory in the Present) - Softcover

Book 155 of 213: Cultural Memory in the Present

Peterson, Erik

 
9780804769686: Theological Tractates (Cultural Memory in the Present)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0804769680 ISBN 13: 9780804769686
Publisher: Stanford University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The essays in Theological Tractates were published between 1925 and 1937, during which time Erik Peterson converted from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. They deal with a range of theological topics―from the thought of Protestant theologian Karl Barth, to liturgy, the Church in the New Testament, Christianity and Judaism, angels, martyrdom, and mysticism. Among them is Peterson's landmark essay on ancient "political theology," "Monotheism as a Political Problem," which shows how ancient writers―pagans, Jews, and Christians―justified earthly monarchy by its parallel with the monotheistic belief in one divinity in heaven. Peterson asserted that such a political theology was incompatible with Christianity, a thesis that became a reference point for modern political theology.

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About the Author

Erik Peterson (1890–1960) was a German theologian, scholar of early Christianity, and friend and colleague of Karl Barth and Carl Schmitt.
Michael J. Hollerich is Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas. He is the author of Eusebius of Caesarea's Commentary on Isaiah: Christian Exegesis in the Age of Constantine (1999).

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Publisher
Stanford University Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0804769680
ISBN 13 
9780804769686
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
296