Political Theology On Edge: Ruptures Of Justice... [2026]

Seth Gaiters explores the "sacred politics" of the Movement for Black Lives, arguing that racial justice is central to any modern political theology.

If you're looking to dive deeper into how faith and politics collide in an age of climate collapse, you can find the full volume at Fordham University Press or Amazon. Political Theology on Edge: Ruptures of Justice...

Scholars like Mehmet Karabela and Balbinder Singh Bhogal broaden the scope, investigating what is truly "political" about non-Western traditions. Seth Gaiters explores the "sacred politics" of the

Traditional political theology often focuses on the "sovereign"—the one who decides on the exception. This book challenges that narrow view. Instead of looking for a top-down authority to save us, contributors like and Austin Roberts explore the "Anthropocene" as a planetary machine that requires a new kind of political and religious imagination. 2. Ruptures and Social Movements Political Theology on Edge: Ruptures of Justice...

What happens when our political systems and our planet both seem to be breaking down at the same time? In the provocative volume Political Theology on Edge: Ruptures of Justice and Belief in the Anthropocene , editors Catherine Keller and Clayton Crockett argue that we aren't just facing a political crisis—we are facing a theological one.

There is no "theoretical trick" or "spiritual somersault" that will rescue us from our current precipice. Instead, Political Theology on Edge invites us to stay in the rupture—to look at the cracks in our systems as sites where new forms of justice and belief can emerge.