The common good and Christian ethics / David Hollenbach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollenbach, David, 1942-

Series:

New studies in Christian ethics ; 22.

New studies in Christian ethics ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics--Catholic authors.

Christian ethics.

Common good--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Common good.

Physical Description:

xvi, 269 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Contents:

Part I Situations

1 The eclipse of the public 3

The historical roots of the eclipse 9

Pluralism and the common good today 17

Public opinion: thou shalt not judge 22

2 Problems tolerance cannot handle 32

Race, poverty, and social isolation in central cities 34

How big a world? 42

The need for shared goods 56

Part II Frameworks

3 Recovering the commonweal 65

From wariness to solidarity in freedom 67

Human relationships as valuable in themselves 79

4 Religion in public 87

Public religion, conflict, and peace 89

Religion strengthening public life 100

5 Christianity in a community of freedom 113

Reconsidering secularization 114

A theological argument 120

6 Intellectual solidarity 137

Deliberation, reciprocity, civility 138

Christian distinctiveness and common morality 146

Dialogic universalism 152

Human rights: institutionalizing solidarity 159

Politics, culture, and religion 165

Part III Directions

7 Poverty, justice, and the good of the city 173

The social isolation of the poor 174

Interdependence and solidarity 181

Justice: prerequisite for a good that is common 190

The common good of a metropolitan community 200

8 The global common good 212

The birthpangs of a transnational common good 213

What kind of globalization? Normative considerations 220

A network of crisscrossing communities 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-262) and index.

ISBN:

0521894514

OCLC:

50143277