The Messianic Commons: Images of the Messiah after Modernity - Softcover

Blower, David Benjamin

 
9780334066385: The Messianic Commons: Images of the Messiah after Modernity

Synopsis

Messianic stories run through the Abrahamic faiths and many others besides. Messianism is the religion of the oppressed; the faith of those whose struggle compels them toward alternative futures. Messianism has also become a watchword for visionaries of radical politics, far beyond confessional religious spaces. These sketches explore how we might encounter ourselves differently in the dim light of that illusive figure: how we might reimagine ourselves as ecological creatures, economic agents, and as beings who dance differently with power and life, amidst the many threads of messianic folklore.

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About the Author

David Benjamin Blower is a theologian, essayist and poet. He is also a prolific musician, a podcaster, and the author of Sympathy for Jonah: Reflections on Humiliation, Terror and the Politics of Enemy-Love.

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