Weird John Brown - Divine Violence and the Limits of Ethics

Zusatztext "Smith's book is different, and immensely resonant, for it theorizes what might be at stake—ethically—for America's current political life [He] writes with clarity and precision, as well as with a storyteller's sense of narrative drive and detail." Informationen zum Autor Ted A. Smith is Associate Professor of Preaching and Ethics at Emory University. He is the author of The New Measures: A Theological History of Democratic Practice . Klappentext Ted A. Smith is Associate Professor of Preaching and Ethics at Emory University. He is the author of The New Measures: A Theological History of Democratic Practice . Zusammenfassung The book rehabilitates a concept of "divine violence" to reconsider the story of abolitionist John Brown and to develop a vision for a post-secular American politics.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ted Smith, Ted A Smith, Ted A. Smith, Smith Ted a.
• Verlag: Stanford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 26.11.2014
• EAN: 9780804788502
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-8850-2
• Seiten: 224
• Serien: Encountering Traditions; Encountering Traditions
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Weitere Religionen; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges