A Political Theology of Vulnerability

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A Political Theology of Vulnerability is written by Sturla J. Stålsett and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004543279 (ISBN 10) and 9789004543270 (ISBN 13).

Vulnerability is at the core of the political drama of our time. Countering conventional approaches, this book presents human vulnerability as a source of political community and a potential for political agency in precarity. Analyzing Christian celebrations of Christmas and Easter in contexts of struggle, it shows how religious resources inspire precarious politics. Combining critical political theory, liberation theology, and lived religion, Sturla J. Stålsett sees in such celebrations a ‘political sacralization’ of vulnerability and a ‘dispossession of divinity.’