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.

Product details

• Authors: Ted Smith, Ted A Smith, Ted A. Smith, Smith Ted a.
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.11.2014
• EAN: 9780804793308
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-9330-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Encountering Traditions; Encountering Traditions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous