Dare we speak of hope?
Subtitle: searching for a language of life in faith and politics
By: Allan Aubrey Boesak
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780802870810
Subjects: Reconciliation; Race relations; Congresses; Christianity and politics; Hope; Christianity
Description: The phrase "hopeful politics" has dominated our public discourse in connection with the inspiring rise of Nelson Mandela in South Africa and the remarkable election of Barack Obama as president of the United States. But what happens when that hope disappoints? Can it be salvaged? What is the relationship between faith, hope, and politics? In this book Allan Boesak meditates on what it really means to hope in light of present political realities and growing human pain. He argues that hope comes to life only when we truly face reality in the struggle for justice, dignity, and the life of the earth. Dare We Speak of Hope? is a critical, provocative, prophetic - and, above all, hopeful - book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A place where hope and history rhyme; title: Dare we speak of hope? Only if we speak of woundedness; title: Dare we speak of hope? Only if we speak of her children; title: Dare we speak of hope? Only if we speak of struggle; title: Dare we speak of hope? Only if we speak of seeking peace; title: Dare we speak of hope? Only if we speak of fragile faith; title: Dare we speak of hope? Only if we speak of dreaming; title: The hope conundrum: a meditation.