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Messianism is the religion of the oppressed; the faith of those whose struggle compels them toward alternative futures. Messianism has also become a watchword for visionaries of radical politics, far beyond confessional religious spaces. These sketches explore how we might encounter ourselves differently in the dim light of that illusive figure: how we might reimagine ourselves as ecological creatures, economic agents, and as beings who dance differently with power and life, amidst the many threads of messianic folklore.
“The Messianic Commons throws together theory, craft and praxis into a poetic and compelling call to sacred anarchy.” — Dr Marika Rose
In this book, Blower’s brilliant, polymathic mind and deeply compassionate heart come to the fore, impressing upon the reader that the idea of messianism is fueled by a deep and desperate hope for a better world, a hope that Blower writes is ‘so close to grief that one might easily be mistaken for the other.'” — Dr Jayme R. Reaves
“Poetic and prophetic, subversive and inviting, gentle and urgent. The Messianic Commons is David Benjamin Blower at his evocative and dazzling best. Better than any artist or scholar I know, David invites me into those wild, untamed spaces where ‘the anarchic breeze’ of the age to come blows fresh upon my face.” — Richard Beck
The story of Jonah is a ubiquitous legend, sacred across faiths. And yet the maritime prophet’s story has been trivialised as a sort of fanciful morality tale. This book dusts off the strange story to find an ancient political tract about radical enemy love.
“David Blower has written a marvelous reflection on what may be the Bible’s most subversive and misunderstood story. Not only are his insights incisive and needed, his writing is a delight to read.” –Brian D. McLaren
“I picked it up, started to read it and couldn’t stop. . . . It’s an irresistible, fanciful, terrifying book: brilliant, beautiful, and colourful, but brutal, awful, and confronting. . . . This is The Gospel According To Jonah for today.” –Dave Andrews