“A thoughtful, illuminating exploration … erudite and measured.” —Publishers Weekly 

“A rich, audacious attempt to plumb the meaning of faith … an exacting and indispensable reflection on the nature of political commitment.” Books and Culture

"A movingly optimistic work … Critchley, poetically and persuasively, suggests ways in which this might be accomplished."—Stuart Kelly, Guardian

"A sustained and fascinating reflection on the place of religion in political discourse."—Giles Fraser, New Statesman

"The book displays Critchley’s skill as one of the very best close readers of philosophical texts we have ... this fascinating and important book traces, as it were, a trajectory of his thought and is not an end in itself."—Robert Eaglestone, Times Higher Education Supplement

"Provides a powerful vision of what our politics ought to look like."—David Winters, Los Angeles Review of Books