Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty

The distinctive theory of sovereignty from one of the most significant and controversial political theorists of the twentieth century.

Translated and with an introduction by George Schwab

Foreword by Tracy B. Strong

Written in the intense political and intellectual tumult of the early years of the Weimar Republic, Carl Schmitt argues in Political Theology that legal order ultimately rests upon the decisions of the sovereign. Focusing on the relationships among political leadership, the norms o...