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The volume situates its inquiry within political theology, tracing relationships among the church’s mystery, historical unfolding as mystery, and scriptural and patristic sources. Structured sections address the mystery of the church and related conceptual frameworks, supported by an appendix containing declarations and excerpts, followed by notes, bibliography, and cataloging information for academic reference.","The Mystery of Evil  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nM E R I D I A N  \nCrossing Aesthetics  \nWerner Hamacher  \nEditor  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nTHE MYSTERY OF EVIL  \nBenedict XVI and the End of Days  \nGiorgio Agamben  \nTranslated by Adam Kotsko  \nstanford university press  \nstanford, california  \nStanford University Press Stanford, California  \nEnglish translation © 2017 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.  \nThe Mystery of Evil was originally published in Italian in 2013 under the title Il mistero del male: Benedetto XVI e la fine dei tempi © 2013 by Giorgio Agamben. Originally published by Gius. Laterza & Figli, S.p.A. Roma-Bari. This book was negotiated through Agnese Incisa Agenzia Letteraria, Torino.  \nTranslator’s Note © 2017 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Stanford University Press.  \nPrinted in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames: Agamben, Giorgio, 1942– author.  \nTitle: The mystery of evil : Benedict XVI and the end of days / Giorgio Agamben ; [translated by] Adam Kotsko.  \nOther titles: Mistero del male. English | Meridian (Stanford, Calif.) Description: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2017. | Series: Meridian: crossing aesthetics | “Originally published in Italian in 2013 under the title Il mistero del male. Benedetto XVI e la fine dei tempi.” | Includes bibliographical references.  \nIdentifiers: LCCN 2016049164 (print) | LCCN 2016050729 (ebook) | ISBN 9781503600935 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781503602731 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781503602748 Subjects: LCSH: Benedict XVI, Pope, 1927–—Abdication, 2013. | Political theology. | Good and evil. | Eschatology. Classification: LCC BX1378.6 .A3313 2017 (print) | LCC BX1378. 6 (ebook) | DDC 282.092—dc23  \nLC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2016049164](https://lccn.loc.gov/2016049164)  \nContents  \nTranslator’s Note ix  \nPrefatory Note xi  \nI. The Mystery of the Church 1  \nII. Mysterium iniquitatis: History as Mystery 19  \nAppendix 40  \nDeclaration of Celestine V 40  \nDeclaration of Benedict XVI 42  \nTyconius, Liber regularum 46  \nII. The Lord’s Bipartite Body 46  \nVII. 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