The Lesson of Carl Schmitt: Four Chapters on the Distinction between Political Theology and Political Philosophy Book

This book is essentially about the clash between reason and revelation, between Athens and Jerusalem as it appears in the thought of Carl Schmitt. It is a discursive book and reads like an extended essay. As such, it is a little difficult to follow and it is hard to make out th3 contours of the authors thesis. There is more than a sense of a rambling, roving discourse than a tightly knit argument. Of course Schmitt's work is enigmatic and difficult to pin down so its not wholly illegitimate to adopt such an approach. Positives about this book are the sheer scale of scholarship, the interesting points the author makes and the discussion on particular topics like Schmitt's appraisal of Hobbes. Generally though there is more heat than light in the book.