{"product_id":"charisma","title":"Charisma - The Gift of Grace, and How It Has Been Taken Away from Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a profoundly influential social theorist comes a posthumously  published analysis of the deepest level of crisis in our culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A compelling diagnosis of our condition.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccording to  Rieff, the contemporary notion of charisma—the personal magnetism of political leaders  or movie stars—is a tragic misunderstanding of a profoundly important concept. Charisma  originally meant religious grace and authority transferred through divine inspiration,  before it evolved into little more than a form of celebrity stripped of moral considerations.  Rieff argues that without morality, the gift of grace becomes indistinguishable from  the gift of evil and devolves into a license to destroy in the name of faith or ideology.  Offering brilliant interpretations of Kierkegaard, Weber, Kafka, Nietzsche, and Freud,  Rieff shows how certain thinkers attacked the very possibility of faith and genuine  charisma and helped prepare the way for a therapeutic culture in which it is impossible  to recognize anything as sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230012997920,"sku":"9780307277534","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780307277534.jpg?v=1770851243","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/charisma","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}