Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents III
3. 1. Premises and Arguments 1
4. Part 1: Religions R Us
5. 2. From Sovereignty to Negeschatology 23
6. 3. Social Systems on the Cross 39
7. 4. The Religion of Progress 56
8. 5. Political Theology beyond Schmitt 78
9. Part 2: Historicised Political Theology
10. 6. From Jerusalem to Rome via Constantinople 117
11. 7. The Transition from Secularism to Post-secularism 153
12. 8. Deeds without Words 179
13. Notes 214
14. Index 254