One of the many challenges for readers of Agambens sprawling and heterogeneous body of work is what to make of his increasingly insistent focus on theology.Agambens Coming Philosophy brings together Colby Dickinson, the author ofAgamben and Theology, and Adam Kotsko, the translator of several of Agambens more recent theologically-oriented books, to discuss Agambens unique approach to theologyand its profound implications for understanding Agambens philosophical project and the deepest political and ethical problems of our time.

The book covers the whole range of Agambens work, from his earliest reflections to his forthcoming magnum opus,The Use of Bodies. Along the way, the authors provide an overview of Agambens project as a whole, as well as incisive reflections on individual works and isolated themes. This volume is essential reading for anyone grappling with Agambens work. The theological starting point leads to a thorough examination of Agambens methodology, his relationship with his primary sources (most notably Walter Benjamin), and his relevance for questions of politics, ethics, and philosophy.

Colby Dickinsonis assistant professor of theology at Loyola University, Chicago. He is the author ofAgamben and Theology (2011) andBetween the Canon and the Messiah (2013), as well as numerous articles on contemporary continental philosophy and theology. He is editor ofThe Postmodern Saints of France (2013) andThe Shaping of Tradition: Context and Normativity (2013).

Adam Kotskois assistant professor of humanities at Shimer College, Chicago. He is the author of´i¸ek and Theology (2008),Politics of Redemption(2010), andWhy We Love Sociopaths: A Guide to Late Capitalist Television (2012). He is the translator of AgambensThe Sacrament of Language (2010),The Highest Poverty (2013),Opus Dei (2013),Pilate and Jesus (forthcoming) andThe Use of Bodies (forthcoming). He blogs atAn und für sich (itself.wordpress.com).

Acknowledgments / Abbreviations / Introduction,Adam Kotsko and Colby Dickinson / /Part I: Agamben as a Reader of Benjamin / 1. On the Coming Philosophy,Colby Dickinson / 2. Reading the Critique of Violence,Adam Kotsko / 3. Gestures of Text and Violence,Colby Dickinson /4. Citing Whatever Authority,Colby Dickinson /Part II: Futures of Political Theology/ 5. Immanence as Revelation,Colby Dickinson / 6. Agambens Messianic Nihilism,Colby Dickinson / 7. The Divisions of Sovereignty,Colby Dickinson / 8. Perhaps Psychoanalysis?,Adam Kotsko /Part III: Methods, Economies, Theologies/ 9. Genealogy and Political Theology,Adam Kotsko / 10. The Absence of Gender,Colby Dickinson / 11. The Theology of Neoliberalism,Adam Kotsko / 12.Cur Deus Homo Sacer?, Colby Dickinson / 13. Paul and the Jewish Alternative,Adam Kotsko /14. What is to be Done? The Endgame of theHomo Sacer Series,Adam Kotsko / 15. Conclusion: Finding a New Use for Theology,Colby Dickinson and Adam Kotsko / Bibliography / Index