Christianity and liberal society
Liberalism forms the dominant political ideology of the modern world. Despite its pervasive influence, this is the first book-length treatment of liberal political thought from a Christian theological perspective. Song discusses the different approaches to the subject of three twentieth-century theo...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon Press
1997
New York Oxford University Press 1997 |
| In: | Year: 1997 |
| Reviews: | Book Reviews : Christianity and Liberal Society, by Robert Song. Oxford University Press, 1997. 250 pp. hb. £35. ISBN 0-19-815933-1 (1998) (Schall, James V., 1928 -)
Christianity and Liberal Society. By Robert Song. Pp. x + 250. (Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics.) Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997. ISBN 0 19 815933 1. £35 (1999) (Shanks, Andrew, 1954 -) |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford studies in theological ethics
Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics Ser. |
| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and politics
B Liberalism (Religion) B Electronic books B Liberalism |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780198269335 |
| Summary: | Liberalism forms the dominant political ideology of the modern world. Despite its pervasive influence, this is the first book-length treatment of liberal political thought from a Christian theological perspective. Song discusses the different approaches to the subject of three twentieth-century theologians and draws out the implications for current political thought. Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 An Interpretation of Liberalism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 On interpreting liberalism: a methodological preliminary -- 3 Five writers from the liberal canon -- 4 Some varieties of liberalism -- 5 Liberalism's family resemblances -- 3 Reinhold Niebuhr and the Liberal Philosophy of History -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Niebuhr's theological method -- 3 Niebuhr's understanding of liberalism -- 4 Niebuhr's criticisms of the liberal conception of history -- 5 Criticism -- 4 George Grant and the Basis of Liberal Values -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The civilizational contradiction -- 3 Grant and Rawls -- 4 Critical assessment -- 5 Jacques Maritain and the Liberal Defence of Pluralism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Religious freedom, historical relativism -- 3 A committed but pluralist political society -- 4 Maritain in an Augustinian framework -- 6 The Central Problem of Liberal Constitutional Theory -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The problem of judicial review defined and some unsuccessful short cuts -- 3 Ronald Dworkin's defence of judicial review -- 4 John Finnis's criticisms of Dworkin -- 5 Democratic procedures and just outcomes: a theological perspective -- 7 Christianity and Liberal Society -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The turn to the subject -- 3 Reason and revelation in public life -- 4 The Eternal City -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0198159331 |