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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主要作者: Pinn, Anthony B. 1964- (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: [2020]
In: Black theology
Year: 2020, 卷: 18, 發布: 2, Pages: 144-157
Further subjects:B Theology
B Ethics
B Black-Pessimism
B Trumpism
B Hope
在線閱讀: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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總結: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?
ISSN:1743-1670
Contains:Enthalten in: Black theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14769948.2020.1781339