The challenges of ideal theory and appeal of secular apocalyptic thought

European Journal of Political Theory 19 (4):465-488 (2020)
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Why do thinkers hostile or agnostic toward Christianity find in its apocalyptic doctrines—often seen as bizarre—appealing tools for interpreting politics? This article tackles that puzzle. First, i...

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