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Zusatztext "Skrimshire's erudite combination of critical theory, theology, and analysis of current events deftly weaves difficult and diverse materials into a thoughtful, coherent, and insightful work." Religious Studies Review, Vol. 35, No. 4, December 2009 Informationen zum Autor Stefan Skrimshire is a postdoctoral research associate in philosophy of religion at The University of Manchester, UK. Vorwort Fear and hope are two hugely influential ideas in political life; here Stefan Skrimshire examines their relationship at a time where interest has exploded in the quasi-religious themes of apocalyptic protest and utopian politics. Zusammenfassung Politics of Fear, Practices of Hope is about the relationship between two hugely influential ideas in political life: fear and hope . How are cultures of resistance nurtured within an environment of paranoia and social paralysis? Stefan Skrimshire argues that grass-roots responses to a politics of fear coincide with an explosion of interest in the quasi-religious themes of apocalypse, eschatology and utopia in cultural life. Where visions of a better future are replaced by the acceptance of a fearful present - a state of ‘war with no end' - this is an important examination of the beliefs that underpin our capacity to hope. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Part 1 Politics of Fantasy Chapter 2: Post-Democracy and the War on Terror Chapter 3: From Fear to Desire Chapter 4: Accidents Waiting to Happen Part 2 Politics of Imagination Chapter 5: Utopia: Radical Imagination Chapter 6: Eschatology: Radical Waiting Chapter 7: Apocalypse: Radical Seeing Part 3 Experiments in Hope Chapter 8: The Performance of Dissent Chapter 9: How to be Common Chapter 10: Bodies of Resistance Chapter 11: Conclusion Bibliography ...
