Resisting: Political Theology

This symposium stems from the innaugural meeting of an ongoing program unit in politcal theology at the American Academy of Religion. Panelists were asked to speak to the theme, “Resisting: Political Theology.” We had two questions in mind: Does political theology offer strategies for resisting injustice? Or should political theology itself be resisted (because it is part of the problem)? We aimed to provoke reflection on the relevance of political theology to recent events and to raise broad questions concerning the way in which political theology is (or should be) applied in concrete contexts. In our view, these presentations demonstrate that political theology is both a persistent problem for politics and a resource for political reflection in the present moment.