Even if our lives are not problem-free, our poetic and mystical sides remind us, when we are attentive enough, of…
Swinging between enough and not enough
freedom
Conceptualizing pluralism and consensus in the modern Western world
Without pointing out those places where I agree with Brad Gregory’s The Unintended Reformation, I would like to add a…
Freedom without religious freedom?
Recently on Big Questions Online (BQO), Thomas Farr puts forth and analyzes the question, "Is religious freedom necessary for other…
Is religion free?
To this stimulating and learned series of posts I cannot add much about the genealogy of religious freedom or its…
For a new migration of Abraham
At a moment when some of the theoretical gestures being inspired by old, new, or futuristic political theologies have become…
Democracy under exception
I agree with Kahn (and with Schmitt) about the fact that political theory should leave room for decision and exception.…
The integrity of theory
I am delighted that my new book on political theology has provided the occasion for this conversation. The editors have…
The political theology of freedom and unfreedom
Kahn has identified an ideal---the sacrificial ideal of freedom---that exists both as an ideal and at times in practice. And…
Paul Kahn’s roots
Paul W. Kahn's Political Theology: Four New Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty is a compelling book, though compelling in…