On Agamben, Arendt, Christianity, and the dark arts of civilization

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On Agamben, Arendt, Christianity, and the dark arts of civilization

Peter Iver Kaufman

(Reading Augustine / series editor, Miles Hollingworth)

Bloomsbury Academic, 2020

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Includes index

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Many progressives have found passages in Augustine's work that suggest he entertained hopes for meaningful political melioration in his time. They also propose that his "political theology" could be an especially valuable resource for "an ethics of democratic citizenship" or for "hopeful citizenship" in our times. Peter Kaufman argues that Augustine's "political theology" offers a compelling, radical alternative to progressive politics. He chronicles Augustine's experiments with alternative polities, and pairs Augustine's criticisms of political culture with those of Giorgio Agamben and Hannah Arendt. This book argues that the perspectives of pilgrims (Augustine), refugees (Agamben), and pariahs (Arendt) are better staging areas than the perspectives and virtues associated with citizenship-and better for activists interested in genuine political innovation rather than renovation. Kaufman revises the political legacy of Augustine, aiming to influence interdisciplinary conversations among scholars of late antiquity and twenty-first century political theorists, ethicists, and practitioners.

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Acknowledgments Preface Abbreviations: Augustine's Works Chapter 1: Augustine and Agamben Chapter 2: Glory, Glory: Agamben Chapter 3: Arendt's Augustine Further Reading Index

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