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Divine violence looks at the question of political theology and its connection to sovereignty it argues that the practice of sovereignty reflects a christian eschatology one that proves very hard to overcome even by left thinkers such as arendt and derrida who are very critical of it. Divine violence walter benjamin and the eschatology of sovereignty kindle edition by martel james r download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading divine violence walter benjamin and the eschatology of sovereignty. Divine violence looks at the question of political theology and its connection to sovereignty it argues that the practice of sovereignty reflects a christian eschatology one that proves very hard to overcome even by left thinkers such as arendt and derrida who are very critical of it. The end of hosni mubaraks authoritarian reign in egypt is the starting point of james r martels divine violence walter benjamin and the eschatology of sovereigntywhile at the outset this historical event is filled with endless possibility 1 it is the authors belief that this moment of revolutionary potential will end and egypt will return to normalcy ie a new sovereign . The item divine violence walter benjamin and the eschatology of sovereignty james r martel represents a specific individual material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in colby college libraries