An Insurrectionist Manifesto: Four New Gospels for a Radical Politics (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture)

__An Insurrectionist Manifesto__ contains four insurrectionary gospels based on Martin Heidegger's philosophical model of the fourfold: earth and sky, gods and mortals. Challenging religious dogma and dominant philosophical theories, they offer a cooperative, world-affirming political theology that promotes new life through not resurrection but insurrection. The insurrection in these gospels unfolds as a series of miraculous yet worldly practices of vital affirmation. Since these routines do not rely on fantasies of escape, they engender intimate transformations of the self along the very coordinates from which they emerge. Enacting a comparative and contagious postsecular sensibility, these gospels draw on the work of Slavoj Žižek, Giorgio Agamben, Catherine Malabou, François Laruelle, Peter Sloterdijk, and Gilles Deleuze yet rejuvenate scholarship in continental philosophy, critical race theory, the new materialisms, speculative realism, and nonphilosophy. They think beyond the sovereign force of the one to initiate a radical politics "after" God. An Insurrectionist Manifesto Contains Four Insurrectionary Gospels Based On Martin Heidegger's Philosophical Model Of The Fourfold: Earth And Sky, Gods And Mortals. Challenging Religious Dogma And Dominant Philosophical Theories, They Offer A Cooperative, World-affirming Political Theology That Promotes New Life Through Not Resurrection But Insurrection. The Insurrection In These Gospels Unfolds As A Series Of Miraculous Yet Worldly Practices Of Vital Affirmation. Since These Routines Do Not Rely On Fantasies Of Escape, They Engender Intimate Transformations Of The Self Along The Very Coordinates From Which They Emerge. Enacting A Comparative And Contagious Postsecular Sensibility, These Gospels Draw On The Work Of Slavoj Žižek, Giorgio Agamben, Catherine Malabou, François Laruelle, Peter Sloterdijk, And Gilles Deleuze Yet Rejuvenate Scholarship In Continental Philosophy, Critical Race Theory, The New Materialisms, Speculative Realism, And Nonphilosophy. They Think Beyond The Sovereign Force Of The One To Initiate A Radical Politics After God. Introduction: What Is Insurrectionist Theology? / Ward Blanton, Clayton Crockett, Jeffrey W. Robbins, And Noelle Vahanian -- Earth : What Can A Planet Do? / Clayton Crockett -- Satellite Skies, Or, The Gospel And Acts Of Vampirisms Of Transcendence / Ward Blanton -- A Theory Of Insurrection: Beyond The Way Of The Mortals / Jeffrey W. Robbins -- The Gospel Of The Word Made Flesh: Insurrection From Within The Heart Of Divinity / Noelle Vahanian. [edited By] Ward Blanton, Clayton Crockett, Jeffrey W. Robbins, And Noëlle Vahanian ; Foreword By Peter Rollins ; Preface By Creston Davis ; Afterword By Catherine Keller. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "An Insurrectionist Manifesto contains four insurrectionary gospels based on Martin Heidegger's philosophical model of the fourfold: earth and sky, gods and mortals. Challenging religious dogma and dominant philosophical theories, they offer a cooperative, world-affirming political theology that promotes new life through not resurrection but insurrection. The insurrection in these gospels unfolds as a series of miraculous yet worldly practices of vital affirmation. Since these routines do not rely on fantasies of escape, they engender intimate transformations of the self along the very coordinates from which they emerge. Enacting a comparative and contagious postsecular sensibility, these gospels draw on the work of Slavoj Žižek, Giorgio Agamben, Catherine Malabou, François Laruelle, Peter Sloterdijk, and Gilles Deleuze yet rejuvenate scholarship in continental philosophy, critical race theory, the new materialisms, speculative realism, and nonphilosophy. They think beyond the sovereign force of the one to initiate a radical politics "after" God." --Amazon Table of Contents 8 Foreword, by Peter Rollins 10 Preface, by Creston Davis 12 Introduction: What Is Insurrectionist Theology?, by Ward Blanton, Clayton Crockett, Jeffrey W. Robbins, and Noëlle Vahanian 18 1. Earth: What Can a Planet Do?, by Clayton Crockett 38 2. Satellite Skies; or, The Gospel and Acts of the Vampirisms of Transcendence, by Ward Blanton 78 3. A Theory of Insurrection: Beyond the Way of the Mortals, by Jeffrey W. Robbins 126 4. The Gospel of the Word Made Flesh: Insurrection from Within the Heart of Divinity, by Noëlle Vahanian 160 Afterword, by Catherine Keller 190 Notes 196 Index 214