Comparison between Political Theology of Johannes Baptist Metz and Carl Schmitt

Subject Areas : Christianity

Gh Elmi ¹ (دانشیار ادیان و عرفان تطبیقی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران)
مجتبی Zarvani ² (دانشیار ادیان و عرفان تطبیقی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران)
امین Afkham ³ (دانشجوی دکتری تخصصی ادیان و عرفان تطبیقی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران)

Received: 2020-12-18 Accepted : 2020-12-18 Published : 2020-08-22

Keywords: Johannes Baptist Metz, political theology, Carl Schmitt, anamnestic reason, remembrance of suffering, remembrance Passion of Jesus C,

Abstract :

The New political theology of Johannes Baptist Metz, the German Catholic Church priest, and theologian is one of the most important versions of Christian political theology against the position to the individualism, the privatization of religion, and the privatization of religion, and the authoritarian view of government. Metz calls his political theology «New political theology» because of his criticism of Carl Schmitt's political theology, and in opposition to it. According to Metz, Schmidt believed in the inherent nature of violence in politics, presented anti-democratic and anti-Semitic political theology that justified the exclusion of others, and led into fascism. Therefore, in this article, we use a descriptive-analytical method to compare Metz and Schmidt's political theology; we will also examine Metz's innovations in Christian political theology and his critique of Schmidt. Metz's main innovation is that he speaks of «anamnestic reason» based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, as well as the views of the Frankfurt School. This rationality, which is based on critical recollections of the past, can serve as a new starting point for work in the realm of Christian theology and can play an effective role in decision-making and social-political actions.

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