The oath used to mean something. It used to ensure the rectitude of our politics and the integrity of our…
Against relevance
Hannah Arendt
Love in dark times
Bouteldja’s “we” is resolutely impure, as is the “you” she addresses. And because it is impure, it is political. It…
Thinking and doing
The first thing I thought when I got the email last spring about the anniversary theme was, man, that’s a…
In heaven as it is on earth
The possibility of eternity makes this life all the more interesting. It shows us features of this life we might…
The renaissance of political theology
When it comes to political theology, everything old is new again. At least that is the impression given by the…
There is no such thing as a monoculture
“We develop in multi-cultural and multi-religious societies. To say this is to state the obvious. There is no religiously homogeneous…
Pluralizing political theology
My claim and concern is not only that Kahn is captured by Schmitt’s particular view of political theology as a…
Implicated and enraged: An interview with Judith Butler
Judith Butler, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, is among the leading social theorists alive today. Her most…