Ann W. Duncan

Saving the World and Healing the Soul

Arts & Literature

“This engaging volume points to the power of stories and the hero's journey in these unstable and uncertain times. Though not always favorites among critics, the films profiled herein have caught the public's imagination by serving as windows into basic questions of our humanity and providing touchstones for a society searching for order and meaning. Through attention to romance, love, redemption, and the hero's quest to navigate the forces of good and evil, Saving the World and Healing the Soul makes a compelling case for the action blockbuster as a religious narrative for the twenty-first century.”

The Dark Years?

Philosophy

“Goodson’s adept and prophetic critique of Rorty’s predictions of ‘the dark years’ moves beyond Rorty’s far future focus on ‘social hope’ to advocate a rejection of neo-liberalism in favor of a much-needed melancholic, pedagogical, and redemptive hope in the here and now.”