Political theology or ideology is the only way the Western tradition can deal with its destination of modernity, which has sadly infected Evangelicals but most are not so sophisticated. Perhaps the powers that be, dictate the agenda.
A post-structuralist like Slavoj Zizek, who granted, for a materialist, is trying to understand paradox logically, simply a reduction, but confirmatory in a certain direction. For example, I agree with his critique on the new atheists, and for an atheist himself, rather cute — but his method and sources become the attraction, not necessarily his presupposition that end up with useless conclusions or do they?
Christianity seems to move further away from ‘my kingdom is not of this world,’ and evangelicals are no exception, but that doesn’t mean its all ‘up in heaven or the clouds.’ Nor do we properly understand how ‘to do’ (and together) the ‘already’ in our hearts in unity —notwithstanding even beginning to understand the ‘not yet.’ Even Christian believers disunity is a far cry from our Lord’s prayer in John 17.
Whenever we methodologically lean on modern or contemporary theologians, we are already in a vortex down into an elusive Hegelian synthesis rejecting mystery, paradox, and the truth of consummate eschatology, Zizek helps to sift through this.
Hegel’s left and right played out in 20th-century communism & fascism through the principalities and powers of darkness that divided and conquered us. Why would a believer want to be caught in such a polarity in doing theology as ideology?
We need to be Book of Acts communists!
Viva La Revelation!
Highlights from
Zizek & Peterson
Debate
👉Überthinker Meister Eckhart - My Talk with Karen on The Meaning Code whom Zizek understands better than most Christians and engages both with believers and the Eckhart kenosis “God is dead” theologians of today, through G.K. Chesterton.
