Augustine’s Apocalyptic Political Theology in the Evil Saeculum

Pung Ryong Kim

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English

Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
15 October 2024

Religious ethics; History of religion; Christianity; Christian theology

Augustine’s Apocalyptic Political Theology in the Evil Saeculum investigates Augustine’s apocalyptic political theology under the premise that he perceived the saeculum, or this age, as evil. Augustine views the saeculum as wicked because of the activity of the devil and demons. For Augustine, the devil perverted our social life and politics by mediating the false collective memory of the created world, social life, and politics through media, such as various religio-cultural liturgies and literary works. In particular, the demons reinforced Roman citizens’ amor sui, amor laudis, and libido dominandi by employing pagan rituals and literature that mediated the collective memory of the imperial period, justifying the existence and expansion of the empire. As such, this book explores the socio-political implications of Augustine’s demonology.

By: Pung Ryong Kim
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781978715998
ISBN 10: 1978715994
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Abbreviations of the Works of Augustine Introduction Chapter 1: Augustinian Politics as Too Meek in the Evil Saeculum Chapter 2: Hoping in Despair: The Saeculum in the Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Imagination Chapter 3: Demonic Forces and Human Agency in the Saeculum: Demons and Imperial Collective Memory Chapter 4: Apocalyptic Christ and the Politics of Will Chapter 5: The Politics of the Earthly City and Pilgrim Church Chapter 6: Interrogating Mathewes and Gregory Conclusion Bibliography About the Author

Pung Ryong Kim teaches historical theology at Sudo International University in Seoul.

Reviews for Augustine’s Apocalyptic Political Theology in the Evil Saeculum

The decolonial moment has underlined the importance of western theologians hearing what non-western readers hear in their canonical texts. Pung Ryong Kim insightfully draws out what is lost from when contemporary readers marry Augustine to democratic liberal politics, betraying the radicality of his own politics and depriving Christians of the resources needed to think beyond the tired ruts of partisan politics. This volume is essential reading for political theologians in times which the political lives of western democracies are so starkly dysfunctional in their inability to transcend what divides them. -- Brian Brock, University of Aberdeen