John Rawls and Christian Social Engagement : Justice As Unfairness.
Forster, Greg.
John Rawls and Christian Social Engagement : Justice As Unfairness. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (217 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: Understanding Rawls -- Chapter One: The "Early Rawls" -- Chapter Two: The "Late Rawls" -- II: Rawls and Christian Ethics -- Chapter Three: Much More Than Fairness -- Chapter Four: What Does Justice Mean without God? -- Chapter Five: Can Human Beings Have Intrinsic Dignity or Equality without God? -- Chapter Six: The Secularist Biases of Rawls's "Neutral" Rules -- Chapter Seven: Does "Pluralism" Require Religion to Be Either Rationalized or Cast Out of Society? -- III: What It Means in Practice -- Chapter Eight: Rawls and Civil Society -- Chapter Nine: Rawls and Economic Justice -- Chapter Ten: 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.
9781498504959
Rawls, John, -- 1921-2002.
Electronic books.
JC251.R32 J634 2015
320.011
John Rawls and Christian Social Engagement : Justice As Unfairness. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (217 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: Understanding Rawls -- Chapter One: The "Early Rawls" -- Chapter Two: The "Late Rawls" -- II: Rawls and Christian Ethics -- Chapter Three: Much More Than Fairness -- Chapter Four: What Does Justice Mean without God? -- Chapter Five: Can Human Beings Have Intrinsic Dignity or Equality without God? -- Chapter Six: The Secularist Biases of Rawls's "Neutral" Rules -- Chapter Seven: Does "Pluralism" Require Religion to Be Either Rationalized or Cast Out of Society? -- III: What It Means in Practice -- Chapter Eight: Rawls and Civil Society -- Chapter Nine: Rawls and Economic Justice -- Chapter Ten: 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.
9781498504959
Rawls, John, -- 1921-2002.
Electronic books.
JC251.R32 J634 2015
320.011