Response by Ralph Loomis
Geoffrey Brennan asserts that, concerning the “proper role of government in the economy … there is not, and cannot be, a single uniquely Christian view”. Elsewhere, he asserts that he is a “free market libertarian”, which is “entirely consistent with (his) Christian conviction”. Although there is no...
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| Language: | English |
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Sage
1992
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| In: |
Transformation
Year: 1992, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-20 |
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| Summary: | Geoffrey Brennan asserts that, concerning the “proper role of government in the economy … there is not, and cannot be, a single uniquely Christian view”. Elsewhere, he asserts that he is a “free market libertarian”, which is “entirely consistent with (his) Christian conviction”. Although there is not a “uniquely Christian view”, the biblical writers understand that a universal moral law does pertain to such matters as the proper role of government in the economy. Moreover, this universal moral law translates into the idea of integrity consisting in a differentiated unity - in contrast with the over differentiated individuation characteristic of Modern, Classical Liberalism, best referred to as the “libertarianism”, which Mr. Brennan espouses. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8931 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Transformation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/026537889200900102 |