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Weird John Brown - Divine Violence and the Limits of Ethics

English · Paperback / Softback

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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.

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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

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