Dare We Speak of Hope?: Searching for a Language of Life in Faith and Politics - Couverture souple

Boesak, Allan Aubrey

 
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Synopsis

Prophetic Christian reflection on faith and politics from a seasoned South African scholar The phrase "hopeful politics" has dominated our public discourse in connection with the inspiring rise of Nelson Mandela in South Africa and the remarkable election of Barack Obama as president of the United States. But what happens when that hope disappoints? Can it be salvaged? What is the relationship between faith, hope, and politics? In this book Allan Boesak meditates on what it really means to hope in light of present political realities and growing human pain. He argues that hope comes to life only when we truly face reality in the struggle for justice, dignity, and the life of the earth. Dare We Speak of Hope? is a critical, provocative, prophetic — and, above all, hopeful — book.

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À propos de l?auteur

Allan Aubrey Boesak is the first holder of the Desmond TutuChair for Peace, Global Justice, and Reconciliation Studies, a joint position at Butler University and Christian TheologicalSeminary, Indianapolis. His previous books includeRadical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism andChristian Quietism and The Tenderness ofConscience: African Renaissance and the Spirituality ofPolitics.

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