The Practice of Hope

Download or read book The Practice of Hope written by Néstor Oscar Míguez and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Not Like Those Who Have No Hope, Nestor O. Miguez brings the insights of historical-critical study and political analysis together with incisive theological reflection. Taking on European philosophical interpretations of Paul, the "North Atlantic consensus" regarding social stratification in the Pauline churches, and the distortions of "rapture" theology, Miguez situates Paul's mission in the political context of Roman Thessalonica and reads his first letter in engagement with Latin American realities. The result is a surprising rediscovery of Paul as an organic intellectual for whom hope is always a socially concrete reality.