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Pragmatism is a philosophical school of thought emphasizing action, practices, and practical reasoning whereas prophecy is an ancient religious concept that requires belief in the reality of God. Although these two concepts seem to not be a natural fit with one another, the authors demonstrate why prophetic pragmatism is "pragmatism at its best."
List of contents
Goodson & Stone, Introduction
Part One: What Is Prophetic Pragmatism?
Chapter 1: Stone, The Twin Pillars of Prophetic Pragmatism
Chapter 2: Goodson, Prophetic Pragmatism or Tragic Transcendentalism?
Chapter 3: Stone, Prophetic Pragmatism Is Pragmatism at Its Best
Chapter 4: Goodson, Is Cornel West's Prophetic Pragmatism Marxism at Its Best?
Part Two: Prophetic Pragmatism and the Philosophy of Race
Chapter 5: Goodson, Hope against Hope
Chapter 6: Stone, Tragicomic Hope and the Spiritual Blues Impulse
Part Three: Prophetic Pragmatism's Relation to Neo-Pragmatism
Chapter 7: Stone, Can There Be Hope Without Prophecy?
Chapter 8: Goodson, Three Prophetic Pragmatisms: Deep, Strong, Weak
About the author
Jacob L. Goodson is associate professor of philosophy at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.Brad Elliott Stone is professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Summary
Pragmatism is a philosophical school of thought emphasizing action, practices, and practical reasoning whereas prophecy is an ancient religious concept that requires belief in the reality of God. Although these two concepts seem to not be a natural fit with one another, the authors demonstrate why prophetic pragmatism is “pragmatism at its best.”
