The Prophetic Tradition and Radical Rhetoric in AmericaNYU Press, 1999 M09 1 - 292 páginas This expansive volume traces the rhetoric of reform across American history, examining such pivotal periods as the American Revolution, slavery, McCarthyism, and today's gay liberation movement. At a time when social movements led by religious leaders, from Louis Farrakhan to Pat Buchanan, are playing a central role in American politics, James Darsey connects this radical tradition with its prophetic roots. |
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... beyond our own, and of our need to find a supremely worshipful reality to whom we can devote ourselves without reserve.”” Against crisis, against chaos, the prophet posits sacred judgment, replicating Old Testament Prophecy 23.
James Darsey. Against crisis, against chaos, the prophet posits sacred judgment, replicating the original ordering of creation by God. Claus Westermann, in his widely cited work on the forms of prophetic speech, asks the question, “What ...
... sacred. The sacred is always separate, always beyond the reach of mortals, but in judgment it is also antagonistic, God in opposition to humankind, thesis versus antithesis. In this antagonism lies the agony of krisis, the sense of ...
... sacred cause, the synthesis is extreme; it must be genuinely transcendent; it is not a compromise of the two opposing elements, but in the Old Testament metaphor, a purification. As Leo Strauss reminds us, “In every attempt at ...
... sacred tradition, while the prophet's claim is based on personal revelation and charisma.” Bruce Vawter amplifies and clarifies Weber's conception of the prophet's call: “The prophets of Israel, whose words we have in the books that ...
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35 | |
Wendell Phillips and | 61 |
The Passion | 85 |
The Word in Darkness III | 111 |
Joe McCarthys Rhetoric | 128 |
The Romantic Vision | 151 |
IO The Seraph and the Snake | 199 |
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Index | 269 |
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The Prophetic Tradition and Radical Rhetoric in America James Darsey Sin vista previa disponible - 1997 |