Remaking Humanity: Embodiment and Hope in Catholic Theology (T&T Clark Studies in Edward Schillebeeckx)

Drawing upon Edward Schillebeeckx’s theology and Judith Butler’s philosophy, Adam Beyt uses the framework of nonviolent hope to construct a Catholic political theology responding to dehumanizing violence.Dehumanizing violence names words, institutions, or acts violating the inherent dignity of being made in the image and likeness of God.Theology can participate in dehumanizing violence by claiming an uninterrogated universality that marginalizes bodies due to their perceived differences such as gender, race, sexuality, or ability.The book’s constructive project integrates Schillebeeckx’s and Butler’s thought with queer theory and phenomenology to model embodiment as an “enfleshing dynamism” between bodies and signification.The text then posits Catholic discipleship as incarnating hope by defending the humanum, the new humanity announced through God’s Reign.Combining reflections from Schillebeeckx and Butler, this hope centers discipleship as nonviolent world building.Concluding with a