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050	0	0	_aBL503 _b.J66 2022
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100	1		_aJones, Ben, _d1985- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aApocalypse without God : _bapocalyptic thought, ideal politics, and the limits of Utopian hope / _cBen Jones.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2022.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 225 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).
505	0		_aThe hazards of studying secular apocalyptic thought -- The paradox of secular apocalyptic thought -- Apocalyptic hope's appeal : Machiavelli and Savonarola -- Tempering apocalyptic ideals : Hobbes and pretenders to God's Kingdom -- Reimagining God's Kingdom : Engels and M�untzer -- Ideal theory as faith -- Limiting the dangers of Utopian hope.
520			_aApocalypse, it seems, is everywhere. Preachers with vast followings proclaim the world's end. Apocalyptic fears grip even the nonreligious amid climate change, pandemics, and threats of nuclear war. As these ideas pervade popular discourse, grasping their logic remains elusive. Ben Jones argues that we can gain insight into apocalyptic thought through secular thinkers. He starts with a puzzle: Why would secular thinkers draw on Christian apocalyptic beliefs - often dismissed as bizarre - to interpret politics? The apocalyptic tradition proves appealing in part because it theorizes a relation between crisis and utopia. Apocalyptic thought points to crisis as the vehicle to bring the previously impossible within reach, offering resources for navigating challenges in ideal theory, which involves imagining the best, most just society. By examining apocalyptic thought's appeal and risks, this study arrives at new insights on the limits of utopian hope. This title is available as open access on Cambridge Core.
650		0	_aEnd of the world.
650		0	_aEnd of the world _xPolitical aspects.
650		0	_aUtopias.
650		0	_aSecularization (Theology)
650		0	_aPolitical science _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aPhilosophy and religion.
650		0	_aReligion and politics.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781316517055
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009037037
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