Advent Hope: Movements of Embodied Hope and the Common Good

What’s become of the "common good"? Given the current state of polarization, and the systemic and structural nature of social injustice, is it still possible to hope for justice? The article proposes that the basis for working together is not necessarily sharing "common ground" b...

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Autore principale: Webster, John B. 1955-2016 (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Theol. Hochsch. 2022
In: Spes christiana
Anno: 2022, Volume: 33, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 101-126
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Riepilogo:What’s become of the "common good"? Given the current state of polarization, and the systemic and structural nature of social injustice, is it still possible to hope for justice? The article proposes that the basis for working together is not necessarily sharing "common ground" but a pursuit of "common ends." A keynote presentation and response at a Society of Adventist Philosophers conference provided an opportunity to test the thesis. Could a secular philosopher (Sally Haslanger, MIT professor, founder of Critical Social Theory) and an Adventist theologian engage in a serious common pursuit of hopeful change without stumbling over worldview differences? The article provides a case study in self-aware and self-critical conversation "across a divide." It asks, can "Advent Hope," rejecting the distortions of escapism, apocalyptic sensationalism, political quietism, and individualism, become a "movement of embodied hope," en route to the coming Kingdom of God?
ISSN:0935-7467
Comprende:Enthalten in: Spes christiana
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17613/8rxw-9633