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Blogpost ‘The Political Theology of Thierry Baudet’

Posted on March 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Blogpost ‘The Political Theology of Thierry Baudet’

Governments have historically relied on metaphysical sources for their legitimacy. The French Revolution intended to put an end to this. However, with the current rise of populism, among other things, we are witnessing a revival of political theology.

Read the whole blogpost here: https://leidenlawblog.nl/articles/the-political-theology-of-thierry-baudet.

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