Carl Schmitt and the true German origins of political theology

Jonathan Cole

Carl Schmitt and the true German origins of political theology

Jonathan Cole

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“Sovereign is he who decides on the exception.” Thus opens the book that is said to have given birth to political theology—Carl Schmitt’s Political Theology, published in German in 1922.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The New Polis
Publication status	Published - 11 Sept 2018

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Carl Schmitt and the true German origins of political theology

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