In the Twilight of the Christian West: A Theology of Mourning and Resistance - Paperback

by Mac Loftin (Author)

As far-right authoritarianism resurges under the banner of preserving Western civilization, Mac Loftin reveals how white Christian nationalism's political will is shaped by a theology of power within Christianity itself.

Countering this malignant theology, Loftin draws on the vision of antifascist thinkers, mystics, and theologians including Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Simone Weil, and Michel de Certeau. He reveals how these revolutionaries forged potent theological resistance in their own fraught political moments by recovering a radically different Christian tradition: one that embraces impermanence, reconciliation, difference, and the liberative work of mourning.

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RELIGION / Christian Theology

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Theory

RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State

Mac Loftin

IN THE TWILIGHT OF THE CHRISTIAN WEST

A Theology of Mourning and Resistance

Cover design: Michael Calvente

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ISBN 978-1-62698-632-9

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Author Biography

Mac Loftin is lecturer on theology at Harvard University. His writing has appeared in Political Theology, The Christian Century, and Earth & Altar.