Angelic Troublemakers: Religion and Anarchism in America by A. Terrance Wiley (E

Description: Angelic Troublemakers by A. Terrance Wiley This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on Angelic Troublemakers is the first detailed account of what happens when religious ethics, political philosophy, and the anarchist spirit intermingle. Wiley deftly captures the ideals that inspired three revered heroes of nonviolent disobedience—Henry Thoreau, Dorothy Day, and Bayard Rustin. Resistance to slavery, empire, and capital is a way of life, a transnational tradition of thought and action. This book is a must read for anyone interested in religion, ethics, politics, or law. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography A. Terrance Wiley is an Assistant Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Carleton College, USA. Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIntroductionChapter 1: The Conscience on Fire: Thoreaus Anarchist EthicChapter 2: Love in Action: Dorothy Days Christian AnarchismChapter 3: The Dilemma of the Black Radical: Bayard Rustins Ambivalent AnarchismConclusion: The Awakening to ComeBibliographyIndex Review In Angelic Troublemakers, A. Terrance Wiley reveals the anarchistic heart of American articulations of faith. In looking at the work of Henry David Thoreau, Dorothy Day and Bayard Rustin in anarchist terms, Wiley has succeeded in radicalizing a narrative that often fits quite comfortably into liberal America. By highlighting these writers and activists tenets of noncooperation and resistance, Wiley shows that the possibility for such iconoclasm comes from religious conviction, from a sense of external sources of power and authority that are not the province of the state. In looking at this range of anarchisms, some explicit (with Day), some implicit (with Thoreau) and some ambiguous but critical (as with Rustin), Wiley shows us one source of how the sense of inevitability and absolute power that comes from state systems of politics can be interrupted, ruptured and successfully struggled with. This book serves as a vital rearticulation of some of our most basic assumptions both about the role of religion and the possibility of political alternatives in the United States today. * James Martel, Department of Political Science, San Francisco State University, US, and author of Divine Violence: Walter Benjamin and the Eschatology of Sovereignty *Angelic Troublemakers introduces us to three iconic radicals who shaped the idea of dissent in American politics. Dorothy Day, Bayard Rustin, and Henry Thoreau have special relevance to our time, because they recognized the problems of environmental degradation and consumerism long before these were fashionable topics, and they saw the connections between systemic social problems and individual choices about how to live. Terrance Wiley brings these angelic troublemakers to life and helps us understand how their religious discipline and political skepticism are relevant to contemporary politics. * Robin W. Lovin, Director of Research, Center of Theological Inquiry *Terrance Wiley has written the best comparative treatment of leading religious anarchist figures we have! * Cornel West, Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice, Union Theological Seminary, and author of Democracy Matters and Race Matters *This important book illuminates the neglected ethical core of anarchism and places it in the transnational milieu of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century radicalism. Wileys readings of individual anarchists, or "angelic troublemakers", from Thoreau to Bayard Rustin, are instructive and insightful. They will offer a crucial resource to scholars and activists across disciplines and geographical locations. * Leela Gandhi, University of Chicago, USA, and author of Affective Communities and The Common Cause * Promotional As part of the Contemporary Anarchist Studies series, Angelic Troublemakers investigates religious and philosophical sources of modern American anarchism. Long Description Angelic Troublemakers investigates religious and philosophical sources of modern American anarchism. .It delves in-depth into the political implications of the religious-ethical visions of three American social justice aspirants . The main chapters are devoted to analyzing the political philosophies and actions of Thoreau, Day, and Rustin as they manifest in their participation in various social justice movements. These three activist icons present underexplored religious-ethical visions and criticisms of the modern state, and can plausibly be described as anarchists in that they reject the authority of the modern stateThe three radicals present related philosophical and religious doctrines of autonomy, theological conceptions of love and eschatology, and pragmatic-empirical reasons of various kinds that lend support to an ethical-political practice that is recognizably anarchist in its unwillingness to attribute authority to modern states..Angelic Troublemakers considers the relationship of anarchism to their religious-ethical orientations, and the role that religiously motivated political disobedience has played in American social justice movements. Review Quote This important book illuminates the neglected ethical core of anarchism and places it in the transnational milieu of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century radicalism. Wileys readings of individual anarchists, or "angelic troublemakers", from Thoreau to Bayard Rustin, are instructive and insightful. They will offer a crucial resource to scholars and activists across disciplines and geographical locations. Promotional "Headline" As part of the Contemporary Anarchist Studies series, Angelic Troublemakers investigates religious and philosophical sources of modern American anarchism. Feature First book to connect religion and anarchism Details ISBN1623568137 Author A. Terrance Wiley Short Title ANGELIC TROUBLEMAKERS Series Contemporary Anarchist Studies Language English ISBN-10 1623568137 ISBN-13 9781623568139 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-02-27 Subtitle Religion and Anarchism in America DOI CBID179807 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 335.830973 Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 224 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA UK Release Date 2014-02-27 NZ Release Date 2014-02-27 US Release Date 2014-02-27 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2013-08-19 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:78059890;

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