Hope in a Secular Age - Deconstruction, Negative Theology, and the Future of Faith

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Deconstruction: the need for negativity; 2. Negative theology: critique and commitment; 3. The discipline of hope; 4. Beyond indeterminacy and dogma; 5. Atheism and the future of faith; 6. Negative political theology; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

David Newheiser is a Research Fellow in the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. His work has appeared in The Journal of the American Academy of Religion, The Journal of Religious Ethics, and Theory, Culture & Society, and he is the editor of numerous collections, including Desire, Faith, and the Darkness of God (2015).

Summary

Drawing on premodern theology and postmodern theory, this book shows that religious and political commitments can endure uncertainty through the practice of hope. Since hope is shared by people who are religious and by people who are not, it shows that faith has a future in a secular age.

Product details

• Authors: David Newheiser, David (Australian Catholic University Newheiser, Newheiser David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781108498661
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49866-1
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophiegeschichte, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, Religion - Commentaries / Reference, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Religion & politics, Philosophy of religion, Religion and Politics