Article:
Public and Private Responsibility:
Christianity and Politics in Carl Schmitt's the
Concept of the Political
Article from:Christianity and Literature | Article date:June 22, 2011
Abstract: This essay explores the relationship between political realism and Christian faith by
reading Carl Schmitt's The Concept of the Political against St. Augustine's The City of God. The
author stresses the public/private binary as the crucial concept for analysis. After rejecting the
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