Agamben and Theology

Though the work of Italian theorist Giorgio Agamben has been increasing in popularity over the last several years in the English-speaking world, little work has been done directly on the theological legacy which actually dominates the overall force of his critical analyses, a topic which has intrigued his readers since the publication of his short book on Saint Paul's 'Letter to the Romans'. Agamben and Theology intends to illuminate such a connection by examining the theologically inflected terms that have come to dominate his work over time, including the messianic, the sacred, sovereignty, glory, creation, original sin, redemption and revelation.

Acknowledgements\Works of Giorgio Agamben\Introduction\Chapter 1. The state of original sin, or On language\Chapter 2. The eclipse of humanity\Chapter 3. The sacred\ Chapter 4. From universal to particular\Chapter 5. First regression\ Chapter 6. Second regression\Conclusion\Coda\ Endnotes\Bibliography