Racial Justice and the Limits of American Liberalism
This paper argues that the American liberal tradition, as conventionally understood, does not supply a conception of racial justice adequate for the understanding and/or remedy of the in-justice presently suffered by black Americans, particularly in the economic realm. Joining an initial discussion...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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1978
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1978, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 187-220 |
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Summary: | This paper argues that the American liberal tradition, as conventionally understood, does not supply a conception of racial justice adequate for the understanding and/or remedy of the in-justice presently suffered by black Americans, particularly in the economic realm. Joining an initial discussion of some contemporary indications of liberalism's limitations to a subsequent analysis of its role in the history of Afro-American religious thought, the paper argues throughout for a conception of racial justice that combines the historic concerns of American liberalism with an increased sensitivity to racial nationalism on the one hand and socialism on the other. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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