John Rawls and Christian Social Engagement : Justice as Unfairness.

By: Arbo, MatthewContributor(s): Baker, Hunter | Foss, Jerome C | Kelly, Daniel | Knippenberg, Joseph | McGraw, Bryan | Parks, Matthew | Taliaferro, Karen | Forster, Greg | Bradley, Anthony BMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (194 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781498504959Subject(s): Christianity and justice | Rawls, John, -- 1921-2002Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: John Rawls and Christian Social Engagement : Justice as UnfairnessDDC classification: 320.011 LOC classification: JC251.R32 -- J634 2015ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Understanding Rawls -- The "Early Rawls" -- The "Late Rawls" -- Rawls and Christian Ethics -- Much More Than Fairness -- What Does Justice Mean without God? -- Can Human Beings Have Intrinsic Dignity or Equality without God? -- The Secularist Biases of Rawls's "Neutral" Rules -- Does "Pluralism" Require Religion to Be Either Rationalized or Cast Out of Society? -- What It Means in Practice -- Rawls and Civil Society -- Rawls and Economic Justice -- Rawls and the Culture War -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors.
Summary: In this book, leading Christian political thinkers and practitioners critique the Rawlsian concepts of "justice as fairness" and "public reason" from the perspective of Christian political theory and practice. It provides a new level of analysis from Christian perspectives, including implications for such hot topics as the culture war.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Understanding Rawls -- The "Early Rawls" -- The "Late Rawls" -- Rawls and Christian Ethics -- Much More Than Fairness -- What Does Justice Mean without God? -- Can Human Beings Have Intrinsic Dignity or Equality without God? -- The Secularist Biases of Rawls's "Neutral" Rules -- Does "Pluralism" Require Religion to Be Either Rationalized or Cast Out of Society? -- What It Means in Practice -- Rawls and Civil Society -- Rawls and Economic Justice -- Rawls and the Culture War -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors.

In this book, leading Christian political thinkers and practitioners critique the Rawlsian concepts of "justice as fairness" and "public reason" from the perspective of Christian political theory and practice. It provides a new level of analysis from Christian perspectives, including implications for such hot topics as the culture war.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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