John Locke's America: The Character of Liberal Democracy and Jeffrey Stout's Debate with the Christian Traditionalists

RECENT STUDIES OF CHRISTIANITY'S RELATION TO LIBERAL POLITICS HAVE recognized the importance of specifying clearly what type of liberalism is being considered. Jeffrey Stout's critique is one such example. Unfortunately, Stout fails to engage the one thinker who arguably is the most influe...

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1. VerfasserIn: Perry, John (Verfasst von)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2007
In: Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Jahr: 2007, Band: 27, Heft: 2, Seiten: 227-252
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Zusammenfassung:RECENT STUDIES OF CHRISTIANITY'S RELATION TO LIBERAL POLITICS HAVE recognized the importance of specifying clearly what type of liberalism is being considered. Jeffrey Stout's critique is one such example. Unfortunately, Stout fails to engage the one thinker who arguably is the most influential in how Americans relate Christianity and politics: John Locke. Political arguments of today's Christians are premised, often unconsciously, on rival interpretations of Locke's political theology.
ISSN:2326-2176
Enthält:Enthalten in: Society of Christian Ethics, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/jsce200727211