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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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Wills, David W. (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
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Έκδοση: Wiley-Blackwell 1978
Στο/Στη: Journal of religious ethics
Έτος: 1978, Τόμος: 6, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 187-220
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Σύνοψη: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.
ISSN:1467-9795
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics