What Can Be Said? African American Religious Thought, Afro-Pessimism, and the Question of Hope
Current political conditions in the United States reflecting the socio-cultural dynamics of Trumpism have brought into question the viability of the traditional vocabulary and grammar of democracy. By extension, Trumpism raises questions concerning the political-social assumptions made by liberation...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Black theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 144-157 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Ethics B Black-Pessimism B Trumpism B Hope |
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| Summary: | Current political conditions in the United States reflecting the socio-cultural dynamics of Trumpism have brought into question the viability of the traditional vocabulary and grammar of democracy. By extension, Trumpism raises questions concerning the political-social assumptions made by liberation theologies such as Womanist and Black theologies. Related to this, my essay seeks to provide sustained reflection on a central question: In light of current circumstances and their consequences, is hope a viable theological-ethical category? |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1670 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Black theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14769948.2020.1781339 |