““The Stillborn God is not a fairy tale. It is a book about the fragility of our world, the world created by the intellectual rebellion against political theology in the West. This may seem an unusual, even perverse, theme, given that Western nations are currently at peace with one another and that the norms of liberal democracy, especially regarding religion, are generally accepted. The West does appear to have passed some kind of historical watershed, making it barely imaginable that theocracies could spring up among us or that armed bands of religious fanatics could set off a civil war. Even so, our world is fragile—not because of the promises our political societies fail to keep, but because of the promises our political thought refuses to make.””
![“...The cry of revolt against such a god [a god which just affirms the world as it is] is nearer the truth than is the sophistry with which men attempt to justify him…” quote by Karl Barth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/karl-barth-3434_revolution_the-cry-of-revolt-against-such-a-god-a-g_2169547.jpg)
![“...nothing that is historical can relate itself, from its own ground, to anything messianic. Therefore, the Kingdom of God is not the telos of the historical dynamic; it cannot be established as a goal. From the standpoint of history, it is not the goal but the terminus [ Ende ]. Therefore, the…” quote by Walter Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/229/walter-benjamin-1723_goals_nothing-that-is-historical-can-relate-it_3115407.jpg)
