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description: A 2025 book by Y. T. Vinayaraj on political theology and the postsecular.
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***Passion for the Real: Political Theology and the Postsecular*** is a 2025 book by [Rev. Dr. Y. T. Vinayaraj](/vinayaraj/), published jointly by the Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society (CISRS) and the Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (ISPCK). The book examines questions in political theology and the postsecular, bringing theological and political questions into conversation with contemporary discussions of religion and public life.

## Contents

1. [Background](#background)
2. [Themes](#themes)
3. [Chapters](#chapters)
4. [Publication details](#publication-details)
5. [External links](#external-links)

## Background

*Passion for the Real: Political Theology and the Postsecular* was published in 2025 by CISRS and ISPCK. It is a work of Christian theology centred on political theology and the postsecular.

The book's contents include an introduction, five main chapters and a conclusion, followed by a bibliography and index.

## Themes

The book connects political theology with questions surrounding the postsecular. Its stated chapters address theology and the real, radical democracy, political ecology, political theology and the postsecular, and the place of public religion in a postsecular world.

One chapter considers Ambedkar as a case in relation to public religions in a postsecular world.

## Chapters

1. Theology as a Passion for the Real
2. Radical Democracy and Political Theology
3. Political Ecology and Political Theology
4. Political Theology and the Postsecular
5. "Public Religions" in a Postsecular World: Ambedkar as a Case

The volume also contains an Introduction, Conclusion, Bibliography and Index.

## Publication details

- **Author:** Y. T. Vinayaraj
- **Imprint:** ISPCK/CISRS
- **Subject:** Christian Theology
- **Format:** Paperback
- **ISBN:** 9788119434763
- **Publication year:** 2025

## External links

- [ISPCK book catalogue](https://www.ispck.org.in/books/?catUrl=christian-theology)