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Reposted by Norman Wirzba

yalepress.bsky.social
"Wirzba’s book finds its strength in its lack of naivete." —Englewood Review of Books on Love's Braided Dance, now 50% off at yalebooks.com.
Norman Wirzba - Love's Braided Dance [Feature Review] - The Englewood Review of Books
Feature Review of Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis by Norman Wirzba (Yale University Press, 2024) Reviewed by Justin Cober-Lake
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Reposted by Norman Wirzba

justinc-l.bsky.social
"Hope ... is a scarce commodity, but under Wirzba’s rubric, hope is neither scarce nor a commodity, as long as we understand what it truly is, and are willing to cultivate it." My review of @nwirzba.bsky.social's *Love's Braided Dance*:
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Norman Wirzba - Love's Braided Dance [Feature Review] - The Englewood Review of Books
Feature Review of Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis by Norman Wirzba (Yale University Press, 2024) Reviewed by Justin Cober-Lake
englewoodreview.org
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Reposted by Norman Wirzba

apstraight.bsky.social
Welcoming @nwirzba.bsky.social to First Presbyterian Church, New Bern. What a good day!
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Reposted by Norman Wirzba

gratialeger.bsky.social
What a refreshing passage. I have known this all my life, but am constantly chivvied for not buying into the American cult of optimism.
From Norman Wirzba, Love’s Braided Dance
Hope and optimism are not the same thing. In fact, optimism often works against hope because it does bot sufficiently acknowledge or protest against the injustices that currently degrade and destroy life. As the literary and cultural critic Terry Eagleton has persuasively argued, optimists tend to be rather conservative in their outlook and all too accepting of the status quo. They put their trust in the “essential soundness of the present” and do not have the creativity or energy to work for a more praiseworthy future. There can be a fundamental blindness, even dishonesty, in the cheery optimist’s outlook because it dies not properly name or adequately account for the injustices of the past or present.
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Reposted by Norman Wirzba

religion-ecology.bsky.social
Congratulations to @nwirzba.bsky.social for this well-deserved award celebrating his wonderful book, Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
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Facing the future together: The difference between hope and optimism — and why it matters - ABC Religion & Ethics
Whereas an optimist’s life is easy because so little is expected of them, a hopeful life is hard because it depends on people committing themselves to link hands and hearts with others in the creation...
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/books/hope-a...
Hope as an act of love
Theologian Norman Wirzba’s account of hope is compelling precisely because it is so grounded in harsh...
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
Opinion | The Old World Is Breaking Down. A New One Is Breaking Through.
Four trends are converging to make life much scarier.
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
Come along! kenan.ethics.duke.edu/event/loves-...
“Love's Braided Dance” — A Book Launch Event - The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics for a book launch event for a new book by Norman Wirzba, “Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.” From the publisher: […]
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Reposted by Norman Wirzba

collincornell.bsky.social
i can’t find the two cities podcast on here but this interview w @nwirzba.bsky.social was excellent, i recommend!

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Episode #257 - Hope in the Time of Crisis with Professor Norman Wirzba
Podcast Episode · The Two Cities · 12/25/2024 · 57m
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
Mark your calendars! @dukedivinity.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social kenan.ethics.duke.edu/event/loves-...
“Love's Braided Dance” — A Book Launch Event - The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics for a book launch event for a new book by Norman Wirzba, “Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.” From the publisher: […]
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Reposted by Norman Wirzba

commonweal.bsky.social
On a NEW EPISODE of the Commonweal podcast, @nwirzba.bsky.social explains why hope is not something we can have, but an action we need to perform.
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‘Hope Grows in the Dark’
On this episode, Norman Wirzba explains why hope is not a thing we ‘have,’ but an action we must do.
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
Really enjoyed this conversation with @commonweal.bsky.social @dukedivinity.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/hope...
‘Hope Grows in the Dark’
On this episode, Norman Wirzba explains why hope is not a thing we ‘have,’ but an action we must do.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Episode 206: Love’s Braided Dance w/ Norman Wirzba
Podcast Episode · The Deep Dive · 12/05/2024 · 58m
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
Great to hear from you Paul!

by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
That would be grand. I’ll let you know the next time I am in your place in the world.
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
So this latest by @herdyshepherd.bsky.social is simply magnificent!
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
Happening now at the @yalepress.bsky.social booth at the SBL/AAR meeting
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
Hard at work
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by Norman Wirzba

nwirzba.bsky.social
This is what I have been up to lately @yalepress.bsky.social
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