02863nam 2200529 450 991081839340332120161010011029.010.1515/9781785331749(CKB)3710000000840607(EBL)4415189(MiAaPQ)EBC4415189(DE-B1597)636132(DE-B1597)9781785331749(EXLCZ)99371000000084060720161017h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDivining history prophetism, messianism, and the development of the spirit / Jayne Svenungsson ; translated by Stephen Donovan. /Jayne Svenungsson ; translated by Stephen DonovanNew York ;Oxford, [England] :Berghahn,2016.©20161 online resource (240 p.)Making Sense of History ;Volume 26Description based upon print version of record.1-78533-173-6 1-78533-174-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Divining History; Divining History - Prophetism, Messianism and the Development of the Spirit - Jayne Svenungsson - Translated by Stephen Donovan; Contents; Preface; C h a p t e r 1 - The God of History; C h a p t e r 2 - The Ages of History; C h a p t e r 3 - Romantic History; C h a p t e r 4 - History after God; C h a p t e r 5 - The Politics of History; P ost scr i p t - A Theopolitical Vision; Bibliography; Index; MAKING SENSE OF HISTORYFor millennia, messianic visions of redemption have inspired men and women to turn against unjust and oppressive orders. Yet these very same traditions are regularly decried as antecedents to the violent and authoritarian ideologies of modernity. Informed in equal parts by theology and historical theory, this book offers a provocative exploration of this double-edged legacy. Author Jayne Svenungsson rigorously pursues a middle path between utopian arrogance and an enervated postmodernism, assessing the impact of Jewish and Christian theologies of history on subsequent thinkers, and in the process identifying a web of spiritual and intellectual motifs extending from ancient Jewish prophets to contemporary radicals such as Giorgio Agamben and Slavoj Zizek.  Making sense of history ;Volume 26.Jewish philosophyHistoryReligious aspectsChristianityJewish philosophy.HistoryReligious aspects.Christianity.181.06Svenungsson Jayne1629906MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818393403321Divining history3967928UNINA