Denison Journal of Religion
Abstract
In light of postcolonial theorist Achille Mbembe’s idea of necropolitics or sovereignty’s right to kill, Curtin historically and ethically analyzes American military recruitment from a draft to an all-volunteer-force. Defining soldiering as a form of necropolitical labor because soldiers, especially low-ranked soldiers, jeopardize their own lives while carrying out their jobs at war, the author ethically suggests that (1) war must be understood as a path to death, (2) the U.S. should slowly downsize its military, and (3) religion such as Christianity must accentuate life over death.
Recommended Citation
Curtin, Sarah
(2019)
"A Necropolitical Analysis of American Military Recruitment,"
Denison Journal of Religion: Vol. 18, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.denison.edu/religion/vol18/iss1/2