Jewish messianic thoughts in an age of despair
By: Kenneth Seeskin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107017924
Subjects: Despair; Judaism; Messiah; RELIGION / Judaism / General; Redemption
Description: "This book asks whether hope for a better future is defensible in light of the human propensity for evil"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Messianism and mythology; title: 2. Maimonedes and the idea of a deflationary Messiah; title: 3. Internalism: the Messiah within; title: 4. Infinite deferral; title: 5. History and rationality; title: 6. History and irrationality; title: 7. Redemption.