Hope in a secular age: deconstruction, negative theology, and the future of faith

This book argues that hope is the indispensable precondition of religious practice and secular politics. Against dogmatic complacency and despairing resignation, David Newheiser argues that hope sustains commitments that remain vulnerable to disappointment. Since the discipline of hope is shared by...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:  
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. VerfasserIn: Newheiser, David 1982- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Subito Bestelldienst: Jetzt bestellen.
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019
In:Jahr: 2019
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Hoffnung / Negative Theologie / Dekonstruktion / Säkularismus
weitere Schlagwörter:B Christianity and atheism
B Hope ; Political aspects
B Hope Religious aspects
B Hope ; Religious aspects
B Hope Political aspects
B Religion And Politics
B Hope
B Negative Theology
Online Zugang: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallele Ausgabe:Nicht-Elektronisch
Erscheint auch als: 9781108498661
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:This book argues that hope is the indispensable precondition of religious practice and secular politics. Against dogmatic complacency and despairing resignation, David Newheiser argues that hope sustains commitments that remain vulnerable to disappointment. Since the discipline of hope is shared by believers and unbelievers alike, its persistence indicates that faith has a future in a secular age. Drawing on premodern theology and postmodern theory, Newheiser shows that atheism and Christianity have more in common than they often acknowledge. Writing in a clear and engaging style, he develops a new reading of deconstruction and negative theology, arguing that (despite their differences) they share a self-critical hope. By retrieving texts and traditions that are rarely read together, this book offers a major intervention in debates over the place of religion in public life.
Beschreibung:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Feb 2020)
ISBN:1108595103
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108595100