Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. Christian Academic Books/
  2. Philosophy

Redemptive Hope

From the Age of Enlightenment to the Age of Obama

by Akiba J. Lerner

  • Paperback
  • 192 pages
  • Publisher: Fordham University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

£14.60

Save 39% | Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account

Free delivery on orders over £10

This is a book about the need for redemptive narratives to ward off despair and the dangers these same narratives create by raising expectations that are seldom fulfilled. The quasi-messianic expectations produced by the election of President Barack Obama in 2008, and their diminution, were stark reminders of an ongoing struggle between ideals and political realities. Redemptive Hope begins by tracing the tension between theistic thinkers, for whom hope is transcendental, and intellectuals, who have striven to link hopes for redemption to our intersubjective interactions with other human beings. Lerner argues that a vibrant democracy must draw on the best of both religious thought and secular liberal political philosophy. By bringing Richard Rorty's pragmatism into conversation with early-twentieth-century Jewish thinkers, including Martin Buber and Ernst Bloch, Lerner begins the work of building bridges, while insisting on holding crucial differences in dialectical tension. Only such a dialogue, he argues, can prepare the foundations for modes of redemptive thought fit for the twenty-first century.
Redemptive Hope and Sacred And The Profane
Sacred And The ProfaneRedemptive Hope

  • Author

    Akiba J. Lerner

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Fordham University Press

  • Published

    September 2015

  • Weight

    296g

  • Page Count

    192

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780823267927

  • ISBN-10

    082326792X

  • Eden Code

    4537007

Over 14,000 churches and schools have upgraded to an Advance Account and we‘d love to welcome you into this free program. We know that church volunteers and school teachers often use their own money, then have claim it back on on an expense form. We can take all of that hassle away by invoicing your church or school directly and delivering your order straight away.

Opening an account is quick and easy, with most accounts being approved and setup within a few hours of filling in the form below (on weekdays, not weekends). As soon as we‘ve approved the application we‘ll send you an email to let you know that its done.

Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account
Write a review
      Ask a question
      Open Doors Ad