In Defense of Charisma

Vincent W. Lloyd

Published by Columbia University Press 2018

In Defense of Charisma

Vincent W. Lloyd

https://doi.org/10.7312/lloy18386

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About this book

In Defense of Charisma develops an account of moral charisma that weaves insights from politics, ethics, and religion together with reflections on contemporary culture. Vincent W. Lloyd distinguishes between authoritarian charisma, which furthers the interests of the powerful, and democratic charisma, which prompts us to discover new possibilities.

Author / Editor information

Vincent W. Lloyd is associate professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University. He is the author of The Problem with Grace: Reconfiguring Political Theology (2011) and Black Natural Law (2016), as well as coeditor of Race and Secularism in America (Columbia, 2016), among other works.

Reviews

Mark Roche, University of Notre Dame:
In In Defense of Charisma, Vincent Lloyd elucidates a compelling and unique definition of democratic charisma as something overlooked and valuable. It is overlooked partly because it is fleeting, partly because it is overshadowed by the more widely understood and unappealing concept of authoritarian charisma. Democratic charisma gives us an innovative angle on a central concept and could enter the mainstream of discussion in multiple disciplines, perhaps even broader consciousness.

Cathleen Kaveny, Libby Professor of Law and Theology, Boston College:
What is charisma and can it be used well? In this book, Vincent Lloyd offers creative and important reflections for our networked age.

Alan Jacobs, author of The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography:
In this wonderfully provocative book, Vincent Lloyd explores the theory and practice of charisma in their kaleidoscopically varied forms. Ranging through literary and philosophical and theological texts, through movies and TV and Twitter, through proclamations and arguments and performances, he shows us a big world of ideas. After reading this book I find myself seeing the effects of charisma everywhere. A truly remarkable work of humanistic scholarship, In Defense of Charisma is also a great deal of fun.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Uncircumcised Lips of Moses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
2. The Virtue of Charisma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
3. Charisma and Goodness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
4. Charisma and Truth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
5. Charisma and Beauty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Conclusion: The Justice of Charisma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Afterword: Studying Charisma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;

eBook

Published: September 24, 2018
ISBN: 9780231545204