American Immanence : Democracy for an Uncertain World / Michael S. Hogue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hogue, Michael S., author.

Series:

Insurrections.

Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political theology--United States.

Political theology.

Democracy--United States.

Democracy.

Immanence (Philosophy)--United States.

Immanence (Philosophy).

Exceptionalism--United States.

Exceptionalism.

Civil religion--United States.

Civil religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Anthropocene marks the age of significant human impact on the Earth's ecosystems, dramatically underscoring the reality that human life is not separate from nature but an integral part of it. Culturally, ecologically, and socially destructive practices such as resource extraction have led to this moment of peril. These practices, however, implicate more than industrial and economic systems: they are built into the political theology of American exceptionalism, compelling us to reimagine human social and political life on Earth. American Immanence seeks to replace the dominant American political tradition, which has resulted in global social, economic, and environmental injustices, with a new form of political theology, its dominant feature a radical democratic politics. Michael S. Hogue explores the potential of a dissenting immanental tradition in American religion based on philosophical traditions of naturalism, process thought, and pragmatism. By integrating systems theory and concepts of vulnerability and resilience into the lineages of American immanence, he articulates a political theology committed to democracy as an emancipatory and equitable way of life. Rather than seeking to redeem or be redeemed, Hogue argues that the vulnerability of life in the Anthropocene calls us to build radically democratic communities of responsibility, resistance, and resilience. American Immanence integrates an immanental theology of, by, and for the planet with a radical democratic politics of, by, and for the people.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION

1. AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND THE REDEEMER SYMBOLIC

2. THE ANTHROPOCENE AND CLIMATE WICKEDNESS

3. THINKING, FEELING, AND VALUING IMMANENCE

4. DIVINING IMMANENCE: AMERICAN IMMANENTAL PHILOSOPHIES

5. TOWARD A THEOPOLITICS OF RESILIENT DEMOCRACY

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Sep 2018)

ISBN:

9780231547116

0231547110

OCLC:

1033588311