Apophatic Confrontation: von Balthasar’s Thought on Kenosis and Community as a Veiled Response to the “Trend” of Political Theology

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Open Theology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1515/opth-2022-0234

Almudena Molina

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Abstract This article explores the potential theological–political discourse of Hans Urs von Balthasar, presenting the following arguments: (1) Despite its often-disregarded status, Balthasar’s thought contains a discernible thread of political theology; (2) His exploration of kenosis and community serves as a direct challenge to Schmittian concepts of sovereignty and representation. This challenge opens up new discourses of sovereignty, diverging from the conventional plenipotentiary paradigm and accentuating a vision of community rooted in shared gift; (3) Balthasar’s thought embodies a form of negative political theology, deconstructing and rectifying presupposed categories within the domain of political theology, as his theological principles do not merely establish a direct correspondence between theological concepts and the political realm; moreover, it rejects the analogical correlation drawn between the theological and the political. Lastly, the article concludes that Balthasar’s affirmative Christology offers profound insights into the intricate interplay between religion and politics, thereby catalyzing a reevaluation of contemporary theopolitical discourses.

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冷漠的对抗:对政治神学“思潮”的隐晦回应——冯·巴尔塔萨的克诺西斯与共同体思想

摘要本文探讨了巴尔塔萨潜在的神学-政治话语，提出了以下论点:(1)尽管巴尔塔萨思想的地位经常被忽视，但它包含着明显的政治神学线索;(2)他对kenosis和community的探索是对Schmittian的主权和代表性概念的直接挑战。这一挑战开辟了新的主权话语，与传统的全权代表范式不同，并强调了一种植根于共同天赋的社区愿景;(3)巴尔萨萨的思想体现了一种否定的政治神学形式，解构和纠正了政治神学领域内的预设范畴，因为他的神学原则不仅建立了神学概念与政治领域之间的直接对应关系;此外，它拒绝神学和政治之间的类比关联。最后，本文得出结论，巴尔萨萨的肯定基督论对宗教与政治之间错综复杂的相互作用提供了深刻的见解，从而促进了对当代神学政治话语的重新评估。

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期刊介绍： Open Theology is an international Open Access, peer-reviewed academic journal that welcomes contributions written in English addressing religion in its various forms and aspects: historical, theological, sociological, psychological, and other. The journal encompasses all major disciplines of Theology and Religious Studies, presenting doctrine, history, organization and everyday life of various types of religious groups and the relations between them. We publish articles from the field of Theology as well as Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology of Religion and also dialogue between Religion and Science. The Open Theology does not present views of any particular theological school nor of a particular religious organization. The contributions are written by researchers who represent different religious views. The authors present their research concerning the old religious traditions as well as new religious movements. The aim of the journal is to promote an international and interdisciplinary dialogue in the field of Theology and Religious Studies. The journal seeks also to provide researchers, pastors and other interested persons with the fruits of academic studies.