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Paul´s Summons to Messianic Life: Political Theology and the Coming Awakening
L. L. Welborn
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Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 152 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
Taubes, Badiou, Agamben, Zizek, Reinhard, and Santner have found in the Apostle Paul's emphasis on neighbor-love a positive paradigm for politics. By thoroughly reexamining Pauline eschatology, L. L. Welborn suggests that neighbor-love depends upon an orientation toward the messianic event, which Paul describes as the "now time" and which he imagines as "awakening." Welborn compares the Pauline dialectic of awakening to attempts by Hellenistic philosophers to rouse their contemporaries from moral lethargy and to the Marxist idea of class consciousness, emphasizing the apostle's radical spirit and moral relevance.
Taubes, Badiou, Agamben, Zizek, Reinhard, and Santner have found in the Apostle Paul's emphasis on neighbor-love a positive paradigm for politics. By thoroughly reexamining Pauline eschatology, L. L. Welborn suggests that neighbor-love depends upon an orientation toward the messianic event, which Paul describes as the "now time" and which he imagines as "awakening." Welborn compares the Pauline dialectic of awakening to attempts by Hellenistic philosophers to rouse their contemporaries from moral lethargy and to the Marxist idea of class consciousness, emphasizing the apostle's radical spirit and moral relevance.
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
Condition
New
Weight
183g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231171311
SKU
V9780231171311
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About L. L. Welborn
L. L. Welborn is professor of New Testament and early Christianity at Fordham University.
Reviews for Paul´s Summons to Messianic Life: Political Theology and the Coming Awakening
A courageous and welcome grappling with contemporary philosophers by a New Testament scholar who has expertise in the history, languages, and methodologies of reading Paul. Paul's Summons to Messianic Life reminds us of the relevance of New Testament scholarship to important contemporary debates on universalism, time, and even political action.
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