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UNINA9910157843703321 |
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Autore |
Lerner Akiba |
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Titolo |
Redemptive hope : from the age of enlightenment to the age of Obama / / Akiba J. Lerner |
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New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-8232-7243-5 |
0-8232-6795-4 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hope |
Hope - Religious aspects |
Hope - Religious aspects - Judaism |
Reconciliation - Religious aspects |
Religion and politics |
Religion - Philosophy |
Political science - Philosophy |
Jewish philosophy |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1. Redemptive Hope and the Cunning of History -- 2. Revival of Messianic Hope -- 3. The God of Exodus and The School of Hope -- 4. Richard Rorty's Post-Metaphysical Social Hope -- Conclusion: Between Pragmatic and Messianic Hopes -- Notes -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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 |
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