Prophecy and Powerlessness
This essay attempts to answer questions faced by social movements about whether “prophetic” struggles for justice are necessarily destined either for failure (if they do not win power) or corruption (if they do). It draws on a neglected work of Martin Buber, Der Gesalbte [The Anointed], in which Bub...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2020]
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Political theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 21, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 43-55 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buber, Martin 1878-1965
/ USA
/ Prophecy
/ Social movement
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IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism CG Christianity and Politics HB Old Testament KBQ North America |
Further subjects: | B
Theopolitics
B Biblical Theology B Social Movements B Jewish Thought B Martin Buber B Prophecy |
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