Clandestine Theology: A Non-Philosopher's Confession of Faith

Laruelle's Clandestine Theology challenges contemporary theological thought by inverting St Paul's reading of Christ, shifting the ground for Christianity from the 'event of the resurrection' to the Risen Himself. This deconstruction offers a more radical alternative to Christianity, based on the last identity of Man and the humanity of Christ, rejecting endless deferral or difference and the universalising economy of Ideas and Events.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 03 September 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Laruelle presents a profound and rigorous challenge to contemporary theological discourse, questioning the prevailing understanding of the relationship between Christ, theology, and philosophy, both from a theoretical and political standpoint. Through a reversal of St. Paul's interpretation of Christ, Laruelle establishes a new foundation for Christianity, shifting the focus from the resurrection as a philosophical and theological event to the Risen Himself as the starting point for a non-philosophical confession. By positioning the Gnostic-Christ between the Greek and the Jew, Laruelle disrupts and overturns traditional theologico-philosophical interpretations of the resurrection, placing the Risen within the radical immanence of Man-in-Person. This groundbreaking work, Clandestine Theology, offers a more radical deconstruction of Christianity, grounding itself in the final identity of Man and the humanity of Christ, rejecting endless deferral or difference (Nancy) or the universalizing economy of Ideas and Events (Badiou).

Weight: 320g
Dimension: 138 x 215 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350104310