The Messianic Commons: Images of the Messiah after Modernity

By David Benjamin Blower

Book Overview

Messianic stories run through the Abrahamic faiths and many others besides. Messianism is the religion of the oppressed; the faith of those whose struggle compels them toward alternative futures. Messianism has also become a watchword for visionaries of radical politics, far beyond confessional religious spaces. These sketches explore how we might encounter ourselves differently in the dim light of that illusive figure: how we might reimagine ourselves as ecological creatures, economic agents, and as beings who dance differently with power and life, amidst the many threads of messianic folklore.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0334066387
• ISBN13: 9780334066385
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: SCM Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"