In Defense of Lost Causes

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Graham Ward

Arguing for a new direction in postmodern theological thinking, away from the liberalism and nihilism of those who name themselves postmodern theologians, this book collects together for the first time important examples of the work of continental critical theorists relevant to the study of theology or religious studies. Each essay or excerpt is selected, edited and introduced by a leading exponent of that person's work, an exponent who is also a leading figure in the contemporary theological debate.

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Giuliano Pontara

«Marxismo e nonviolenza: due dottrine profondamente connesse con la realtà storica in cui viviamo. Il marxismo come denuncia (oltre che analisi) delle innumerevoli forme di degradazione dell'uomo connesse con il sistema di produzione capitalistica, e come proposta di una alternativa umana ad esso, il socialismo. La nonviolenza come denuncia delle forme spaventose che la violenza ha assunto nell'era atomica, come denuncia delle condizioni disumane connesse con l'uso della violenza, anche quella rivoluzionaria al servizio del socialismo, e come proposta di alternativa ad essa: la modalità di lotta satyagraha».

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Bruno Bosteels

"One of the rising stars of contemporary critical theory, Bruno Bosteels discusses the new currents of thought generated by figures such as Alain Badiou, Jacques Rancière and Slavoj Zizek, theorists spearheading the revival of interest in communism. Bosteels discovers a vital break with “speculative leftism”—incapable as it is of moving beyond lofty abstractions—that reconceptualizes the categories of masses, classes and state."--Publisher description.

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Chana B. Cox

"Liberty: God's Gift to Humanity is a defense of liberalism, the political philosophy which holds that governments should be established for the protection of individual liberty. Since the seventeenth century the bond between liberalism and religion has been strong. Where and when that bond has been severed, liberalism has withered and religion has become tyrannical. Although libertarians, free market economists, and the Christian right often disagree about the nature of man and the nature of the universe, this work provides a philosophically and historically coherent account of their shared commitment to limited government and individual liberty."--Jacket.