Ted Smith
Weird John Brown (Encountering Traditions)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780804793308
- author:
- Ted Smith
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 232
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.8 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- History, North America, American Civil War
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Weird John Brown: Divine Violence and the Limits of Ethics By Ted A. Smith This book challenges conventional wisdom that separating religion from politics leads to less violence, instead arguing that secular politics can produce their own forms of violence without limit. Drawing on the ideas of Walter Benjamin and Giorgio Agamben, among others, Ted Smith explores how a connection between politics and richer modes of religious reflection might actually help to limit violence. Smith's central argument is rooted in his examination of John Brown, the 19th-century abolitionist who took up arms against the state. By tracing the ways that seemingly secular politics can produce their own forms of violence, Smith develops a negative political theology that challenges our understanding of American history and the nature of violence itself.
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