Esta vida

Spanning fundamental existential questions to the most pressing social problems of our time, Hägglund exposes why our commitment to freedom and democracy should take us beyond religion and capitalism, and challenges our notions of faith and freedom. The faith we need to cultivate, he maintains, is not a religious faith in eternity, but a secular faith dedicated to our finite life together. He demonstrates that all spiritual issues of freedom are inseparable from economic and material conditions. But what ultimately matters is how we treat each other in this life, and what we do with our time together. Hägglund develops new existential and political principles while transforming our understanding of spiritual life. His critique of religion takes us to the heart of what it means to mourn our loved ones, to commit, and to care for a sustainable world. His critique of capitalism shows that we cannot maintain our democratic values ??because our lives depend on wage labor. In clear and groundbreaking terms, Hägglund explains why capitalism is detrimental to our freedom, and why we should instead pursue a novel form of democratic socialism.