On Community in the Political Theology of Jacob Taubes

Daniel Tincu ()
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Daniel Tincu: PhD Candidate, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza†University of Iași

Chapter 65 in World Lumen Congress 2021, 2022, vol. 17, pp 658-661 from Editura Lumen

Abstract: The present paper aims to analyse through a systematic approach the notion of “community†encountered in the works of Jacob Taubes. Under a theologico-political scenario, the author discusses the political framework of Saint Paul in his Letter to the Romans. According to Taubes, the Apostle inaugurates a new type of sovereignty — acquired by the grace of God, and not by the divine law. Ultimately, the plan of Paul is to create a new “life†for the community of Christians through spirit (gr. πνεῦμα) and the highest form of love (gr. ἀγάπη). According to the author, the Letter to the Romans perfectly illustrates the transformation of the political, where the idea of hierarchy is replaced with the one of equilibrium; under this equation religion is not authority, but participation in community. From a more practical point of view, the political theology of Jacob Taubes is interested in answering the following dilemma: how is it possible for a community that sees its Lord crucified on the Cross not to create rebellions, but, on the contrary, to generally cultivate an obedient attitude towards state authority? Ultimately, while mapping the author’s understanding of community, the paper also brings into attention what the transformation of the political means for Taubes and why political theology is the scenario that accommodates the revolutionised community.

Keywords: Community; political theology; the political; revolution; eschatology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Y5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 978-1-910129-32-6
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DOI: 10.18662/wlc2021/65

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