{"product_id":"9781666971279","title":"Decrypting Secular Power Political Theology and Coloniality in Latin America","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDecrypting Power and Coloniality: Philosophical Perspectives from and through the Global South\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDecrypting Secular Power\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePolitical Theology and Coloniality in Latin America\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNicolas Panotto | Ricardo Sanín-Restrepo | Marinella Machado-Araujo | Angus MacDonald | James Martel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Movements \/ Critical Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModern secularism has not eliminated theology from public life, but rather reconfigured it through new forms of political and epistemic control. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a particular focus on Latin America and its global resonances, this book offers a critical exploration of the entanglements between religion, politics, secularization, and power in contemporary societies. Nicolás Panotto uses the framework of “encryption” and “decryption” to analyze how categories such as religion, democracy, secularization, human rights, and development become mechanisms that conceal colonial and theological assumptions while presenting themselves as neutral and universal. Public discourse and political institutions thereby continue to reproduce exclusions, hierarchies, and forms of epistemic domination. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePanotto develops a public and political theology that challenges both conservative religious hegemonies and liberal secular orthodoxies. The book revisits Protestant theological traditions, explores debates around democracy, populism, spirituality, and human rights, and proposes a decolonial rethinking of the commons, public space, and collective life. Rather than offering a closed theological system, it invites readers to rethink theology as a critical and transformative practice capable of engaging the fractures of the contemporary world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing Latin American perspectives into global debates, this volume contributes to ongoing discussions in political theology, religious studies, decolonial thought, and critical theory, offering new conceptual tools for imagining alternative democratic and emancipatory futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNicolás Panotto\u003c\/b\u003e is Associated Professor and Researcher of Systematic Theology at the University of Oldenburg, Germany.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 May 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666971279\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52228068081804,"sku":"9781666971279","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781666971279","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}