Political Theology of the Bureaucratic State - by Steven T Lane (Hardcover)

About the Book

A Political Theology of the Bureaucratic State uses political theology to show the growing power of the bureaucratic state and responses to that power from the Christian tradition.

Book Synopsis

A Political Theology of the Bureaucratic State uses political theology to show the growing power of the bureaucratic state and responses to that power from the Christian tradition.

Review Quotes

Scholarly discussions of political theology are broadening in productive ways, and Steven T. Lane's work contributes to this movement. Lane asks: what would it mean to shift the focus of political-theological analysis from singular sovereign to bureaucracy? To answer this question, he engages with social and political theory, from Max Weber to Wendy Brown, as well as with our contemporary political landscape, from the pandemic to mass incarceration. This book will give Christian social ethicists much to ponder.

"Scholarly discussions of political theology are broadening in productive ways, and Steven T. Lane's work contributes to this movement. Lane asks: what would it mean to shift the focus of political-theological analysis from singular sovereign to bureaucracy? To answer this question, he engages with social and political theory, from Max Weber to Wendy Brown, as well as with our contemporary political landscape, from the pandemic to mass incarceration. This book will give Christian social ethicists much to ponder." --Vincent Lloyd, Villanova University

About the Author

Steven T. Lane is visiting teaching faculty in the Department of Religion at Florida State University.